Marching band and drum corps uniforms often include an item called a gauntlet which includes no glove for the hand, but is just a flared cuff. Some versions are closer to bracers or vambraces in style.o throw down the gauntlet is to issue a challenge. A gauntlet-wearing knight would challenge a fellow knight or enemy to a duel by throwing one of his gauntlets on the ground. The opponent would pick up the gauntlet to accept the challenge.
Oxygen demanding wastes: Waters 'enriched' with wastes or nutrients from human, domestic or wildlife are likely candidates for oxygen depletion. Rapid microbial growth spurred on by excess nutrient availability requires oxygen-lots of oxygen.aters 'enriched' with wastes or nutrients from human, domestic or wildlife are likely candidates for oxygen depletion. Rapid microbial growth spurred on by excess nutrient availability requires oxygen-lots of oxygen.
When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the bodyâs cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking about it? Emma Bryce takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive.