Much of the function of the manual transmission can be carried over to, or analogized to the study of automatic transmissions. In its most basic form, a manual transmission consists of a set of gears along a pair of shafts, the input shafts and output shafts. The gears on one shaft engage with those on the other shaft.
A distilled beverage, spirit, liquor, or hard liquor is an alcoholic beverage produced by distillation of a mixture produced from alcoholic fermentation.he term spirit refers to a distilled beverage that contains no added sugar and has at least 20% alcohol by volume (ABV).
A standard drink (SD) is a unit that is used to quantify alcohol intake. A standard drink varies from country to country. In Canada, a standard drink is any drink that contains 13.6 grams of pure alcohol or the equivalent of 0.6 ounces of 100% alcohol.ne standard drink is approximately: 1  One 12-ounce can of beer, containing 5% alcohol (12 x 0.05 = 0.60 = 1 SD). 2  One 5-ounce glass of wine, containing 12% alcohol (5 x 0.12 = 0.60 = 1 SD). 3  One and a half-ounce hard liquor or spirits, containing 40% alcohol (1.5 x 0.40 = 0.60 = 1 SD).