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A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes.
History
The word (then spelled mappe) is attested in English in 1496, but new refinements and variations of mop designs have been introduced, from time to time. For example, American inventor Jacob Howe received US patent #241 for a mop holder in 1837 and Thomas W. Stewart (US patent #499,402) in 1893.
In her book Maggie's Memories, Margaret Wadkin (late of Hickling, near Melton Mowbray in England) describes the use of a mop nail for constructing homemade mops from old pieces of cloth during her village childhood in the early 20th century;
The mop nail was made by the blacksmith (if there are any still around, they will be antiques). This nail was several inches long with a point at the end and a flat head a couple or so inches wide. We would stand the nail on its flat head, cut pieces of old material into squares and push over the sharp end of the nail and when enough fix a piece of leather, then push the sharp point into the mop stale or handle. There was a knack of twisting these mops over the wrist to swish away surplus water, every woman could use one of these useful mops.
Types
Many different proprietary designs are available, but the classic string mop design is also still widely used.
= Dry mop, dust mop
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A dry mop or dust mop is designed to pick up dry, loose contamination such as dust, earth, and sand from the surface of the floor. It consists of yarn and/or microfiber and can be used as a first step in cleaning a floor.
Professional dry mops consist of a flat sheet of microfiber textile or sheets with a surface of looped yarn, usually about 15 cm (6 in) wide, and comes in variable lengths (usually 30–100 cm (12–39 in)).
The dry mop can in many instances replace a broom and has the ability to hold a limited amount of dust, sand, and debris within itself. The heads of dry mops are often removable and can be washed and replaced when saturated with dust. Another option is using a vacuum cleaner to suck surface dust away from the mop; however, this is much more limited in its effectiveness.
Single-use dry mops are also available and widely sold.
= Wet-mop, moist-mop
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A wet mop or moist mop is, in professional cleaning, used as in the second step in the cleaning of a surface. The wet mop is swept over the surface to dissolve and absorb fat, mud, and dried-on liquid contaminations. Professional wet mops consist of a flat sheet of microfiber textile or a sheet with a surface of looped yarn (which might contain microfiber as well), usually about 15 cm (6 in) wide, and come in various lengths (usually 30–100 cm (12–39 in)).
= Mops for pre-moistening
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Professional flat mops are made for pre-moistening. Mops are pre-impregnated with an ideal amount of water mixed with an appropriate amount of detergent. This means that the cleaner does not need to bring any additional water on the cleaning trolley. This ideal amount is often recommended by the manufacturer in terms of weight percentage of water per weight of the dry mop, for example "175% water per weight of the dry mop".
Mops for pre-moistening are flat sheets of (often microfiber) textile, usually about 15 cm (6 in) wide, and come in variable lengths (usually 30–100 cm (12–39 in)). Mops for pre-moistening are fastened on a handle with a flat pad mount with the aid of Velcro or a pouch on the mop, in which the pad on the handle fits.
Pre-moistening can be done with a special washing machine, or by hand by simply folding and packing the mops tight in a container and pouring the measured amount of water over them. The mops will then need about 5–10 minutes for the liquid to distribute evenly in their tissue before use. This offers some advantages:
The cleaner does not have to bring a heavy bucket of water when mopping the floor, but simply carries an appropriate number of mops. This means the weight of the equipment can often be kept lower.
The risk of over-wetting the floor and leaving puddles is reduced.
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The hot mop (or steam mop) follows a similar concept to a steam iron. After adding water, the water is heated to make it exude on top of a floor, which can then be cleaned without using a cleaning solvent. These can work best on surfaces where a regular mop would also be used, such as bare floors, hearths, and laminate.
= Microfiber mop
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Microfiber mops are constructed of a blend of polyester and polyamide fibers which are "split" and formed into a single fiber. This blend consists of 70–90% polyester that serves as the scrubbing and cleaning fiber and 10–30% polyamide which performs as the holding and quick drying fiber. This blend is usually expressed as a ratio on the label of the mop, e.g. an 80% polyester and 20% polyamide blend would be labeled as "80/20".
= Sponge mop
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Sponge mop heads are constructed with a cellulosic, rubber, or plastic foam block, usually attached by crimping a metal clip on one side. Sometimes, the foam mop head may be covered by a cloth or mesh sheet, to improve its resistance to wear from heavy scrubbing.
The sponge is then attached to a handle mechanism which can compress the mop head, by means of rollers or a pivoted flat perforated blade. For consumer-grade sponge mops, the mop mechanism may be made of either plastic or metal. For heavy-duty or professional use, the mechanism is usually made of a corrosion-resistant metal such as stainless steel, and the mop head is often rubber or premium plastic foam.
For clean room environments, a stainless steel handle and mechanism are preferred, along with a mop head made of a foam which has been formulated to minimize shedding of small particles. For use in microbiological labs, mops are made of materials which can be sterilized by autoclave or by ethylene oxide treatment.
= Cloth mop
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A cloth mop (also called a "Cuban mop") is a simple T-shaped wooden handle, around which is wrapped a sturdy cloth towel. Its advantages are low cost and easy replacement of the mop head, which can simply be washed by hand or tossed into a washing machine.
Handles and mounting
A mop handle consists of a long piece of wood or metal tubing fitted with a specific attachment for the mop head. The handle can be attached the mop head by means of:
clamp
hanger (with strands doubled over the hanger)
plastic claws (attached to the strands)
pouch (as with many professional flat mops)
screwing (as with the classic yarn mop)
Velcro (as with many professional flat mops)
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See also
Floor buffer
Floor scrubber
Mop dog
References
External links
Media related to Mops at Wikimedia Commons- Source: MOP
A mop is an implement for mopping floors.
MOP, mop or MoP may refer to:
Computer science
Maintenance Operations Protocol, in computer networks
Metaobject protocol, a technique that allows a computer programmer to extend or alter the semantics of a language
Multiple Online Programming – see MINIMOP
Government and organizations
Macanese pataca, the currency of Macau, by ISO 4217 code
Ministry of Public Works (Chile)
United Nations Messengers of Peace
Messengers of Peace (Scouting)
Places
Manila Ocean Park, an aquarium in the Philippines
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (Michigan) (IATA: MOP), in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Science
mu opioid peptide (MOP) receptor, also referred to as mu Opioid receptor
MOP Flippase, Multidrug/Oligosaccharidyl-lipid/Polysaccharide (MOP) Flippase superfamily of transport proteins
Muriate of potash, see potassium chloride
Mathematical Olympiad Program, held at Carnegie Mellon University to train team members for the International Mathematical Olympiad
Sports
Major Opportunity Point, tennis terminology used to describe the point 0-30
Most Outstanding Player, see also Most Valuable Player
NCAA Division I basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA basketball tournaments
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament Most Outstanding Player in NCAA ice hockey tournaments
Other
GBU-57A/B MOP, or Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a bomb used by the United States Air Force
Manual of Practice, or Project Resource Manual, published by the Construction Speficiations Institute
M.O.P., or Mash Out Posse, an American rap duo
Mother of pearl
Museum of Printing, a collection and library dedicated to the history and culture of printing and graphic arts
A type of paintbrush
See also
All pages with titles containing MOP
Mop & the Dropouts, a 1980s Australian band led by Mop Conlon
MOPP (disambiguation)
Mops (disambiguation)- Source: M.O.P.
M.O.P. (short for Mash Out Posse) is an American hip-hop duo composed of rappers Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, best known for their song "Ante Up." The group has frequently collaborated with DJ Premier. The group is part of the Gang Starr Foundation. Fame occasionally produces under the moniker Fizzy Womack, and has produced tracks on every M.O.P. release since 1996's Firing Squad. He has also worked for other artists, including Kool G Rap and Wu-Tang Clan.
Origin
Lil' Fame (Jamal Grinnage; born April 9, 1976) and Billy Danze (Eric Murray; born November 15, 1974) grew up together in the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn. They formed a street gang called Mash Out Posse. They later formed a hip hop duo under the same name. Danze reported that they kept "losing people in between albums;" their music often reflects emotional themes with a driving beat.
History
= Rise to Fame (1992–2005)
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After contributing to the 1992 compilation The Hill That's Real, M.O.P. debuted in 1993 with the single "How About Some Hardcore?", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film House Party 3. The underground success of their single, promoted by a low-budget video from then-unknown director Hype Williams, led to their debut album To the Death. It was released in 1994 through the small label Select Records, almost fully produced by DR Period.
In 1996, M.O.P. released their second album, Firing Squad, under the slightly larger label Relativity Records. Production duties now involved Gang Starr's DJ Premier and Lil' Fame himself, and the group continued to grow their following. In 1998 M.O.P. released the Handle Ur Bizness EP, soon followed by the album First Family 4 Life. Once again, much of the record was produced by DJ Premier and Lil' Fame. The album also featured guest appearances by Guru of Gang Starr, Treach of Naughty by Nature, OC of Diggin' in the Crates Crew and Jay-Z. The album was the most-stolen album from New York City's HMV stores in 1998.
In 2000, they released their fourth album, Warriorz, this time through Loud Records. Mainstream radio began playing the first single, "Ante Up", produced by DR Period, with whom they had not worked with since their debut. The single was a hit and propelled the album to #25 on the Billboard 200 chart. The follow-up single, "Cold As Ice", a self produced track (which featured a sample of "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner), also received radio airplay, although partially censored for radio play. It was used in the UK on a TV advert for Maclean's Ice Whitening toothpaste. Both "Ante Up" and "Cold as Ice" reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #7 and #4 respectively. In 2001, M.O.P. collaborated with Krumbsnatcha to make the song "W.O.L.V.E.S.", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Training Day.
In 2001, a successful remix of "Ante Up" was released featuring Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma, and Teflon. That same year, they collaborated on a song titled "Life is Good" with the pop group LFO. The song reached #40 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart. Both singles continued the Posse's mainstream success.
In 2002, Loud Records folded, leaving the group stranded. In 2003, Loud's parent label Sony/Columbia issued a greatest hits album titled 10 Years and Gunnin'. M.O.P. later joined Jay-Z and Damon Dash's Roc-A-Fella Records. Their first recording for the label was a guest appearance on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse; they were set to release their album titled Ghetto Warfare, but the anticipated album was shelved. Two other albums were recorded: one titled The Last Generation, and the other titled Kill Nigga Die Slo Bluckka Bluckka Bloaoow Blood Sweat Tears and We Out. A Dash-produced track "It's That Simple" with Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was created, and received a premiere on radio stations in July 2003. This generated mixed reviews and further criticism, specifically that Beckham was unconvincing as an urban act.
During this period, the group released a slew of mixtapes and appeared on soundtracks to films such as Bad Boys II. They contributed two songs ("Ground Zero" and "Put it in the Air") to the video game NFL Street 2, and ("Fire") to Fight Night 2004. They also contributed Ante Up to the third installment of the popular Midnight Club racing video game series. In 2004, M.O.P. joined the American rap rock band Linkin Park on the second stage of the Projekt Revolution Tour.
The group also released a mixtape called Marxmen Cinema (under the name The Marxmen), as well as a self-titled rap rock album (under the name Mash Out Posse) recorded as a collaboration with heavy metal group Shiner Massive. In 2004, Damon Dash sold his share of Roc-A-Fella to new Def Jam president, Jay-Z, and kept M.O.P. on his new label, Dame Dash Music Group. Following this, the group announced their departure from Roc-A-Fella and Dame Dash in May 2005.
= Modern Success (2005–present)
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In 2005, M.O.P. began affiliating with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records, around the same time as Queens rap duo Mobb Deep. In July of the same year they were signed to the label. The duo completed the song "When Death Becomes You" with 50 Cent which was featured on the Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack, and also contributed their rap vocals in a remix of "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy". At the end of the year, M.O.P. released a compilation album entitled M.O.P. Salutes the St. Marxmen, consisting of both new and old tracks. In July 2006, M.O.P released the long-shelved Ghetto Warfare.
In February 2008, M.O.P. separated from G-Unit Records, due to creative differences. Billy and Fame released their next album, The Foundation, in 2009 on E1 Music. The album featured production from DJ Premier, Statik Selektah, The Alchemist, and Jake One, and guest appearances from Heltah Skeltah, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel, Styles P and Redman. The first single from the album "Blow the Horns" featuring Busta Rhymes, and "Street Life," a collaboration with dancehall artist Demarco, were both released on the internet.
On October 14, 2008, M.O.P. filed suit in a New York Federal Court against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and John Cena. The group argues that Cena and the WWE stole parts of their song "Ante Up" for Cena's theme song "The Time is Now". The theme song is also featured as the first track on Cena's album You Can't See Me. The lawsuit has since been dropped, and it is unknown if a settlement was reached outside of court.
In June 2009, Wu-Tang Chamber Music compilation album was released, majority of which was produced by Lil' Fame (as Fizzy Womack). M.O.P. themselves appeared on the track "Ill Figures" alongside Raekwon and Kool G Rap. Lil' Fame also produced the 2011 Wu-Tang Clan compilation Legendary Weapons alongside Noah Rubin and Andrew Kelley.
On October 24, 2011, M.O.P. released "Get Yours", their first single from their collaborative album Sparta with the German production team Snowgoons, on Babygrand Records.
Lil Fame and Termanology teamed up on a collaborative album, Fizzyology. It was released on November 6, 2012, via Brick Records.
On November 18, 2014, M.O.P. released a new EP, Street Certified, on Nature Sounds. It is executive produced by DJ Premier and features guest appearances from Maino, Mobb Deep and Busta Rhymes. In 2019, M.O.P. released the single "Never Give Up" with DJ Tomekk.
Danze and Fame each contributed a verse to DJ Kayslay's 2020 track "Rolling 50 Deep" alongside 48 other MCs.
Discography
Studio albums
To the Death (1994)
Firing Squad (1996)
First Family 4 Life (1998)
Warriorz (2000)
Mash Out Posse (2004)
Marxmen Cinema (as The Marxmen) (2004)
St. Marxmen (2005)
Ghetto Warfare (2006)
Foundation (2009)
Sparta (2011) (with Snowgoons)
Street Certified (2014)
References
External links
Official M.O.P website
Interview on Mixery Raw Deluxe (February 2010)
HipHopCanada.com Interview (April 2008)
ItsHipHop.tv Video Interview
Interview
MOP discuss their future in an interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio September 2010
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