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Many Things In One

a: Osmosis ~
b: tapestry

What: "The story of osmosis is like a tapestry. There are many strands, many ideas in the story. Each idea is associated with a person or persons." The link is to lecture on the many ideas, experiments and theories about osmosis in the last 40 years or so.

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Writer: H. T. HAMMEL
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Date: May 13 2013 12:11 PM


Through The Solar System

a: Electromagnetic radiation ~
b: an ideal dance of male and female

What: Electromagnetic radiation is a fundamental part of the world we inhabit. Such radiation consists of 2 parts, electrical and magnetic. They both coexist in the same entity. The male female relationship has some similarities: the connection between the 2 makes life possible, a distortion of one affects the other. If they become separated they will both be destroyed or radically diminished. Thus they go together as 2.

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Writer: LucretiaMia
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 7 2013 5:25 PM



a: Inertia ~
b: not being able to get up on Monday Morning

What: "Inertia is the tendency for a body in motion to keep moving with the same speed and same direction unless an external force is applied. Maybe, in the sleeping case, it could be considered dreaming motion and waking up a change in direction. When you begin to awaken and want to stay asleep, that could be considered as a form of inertia"

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Writer: Lucretia
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 31 2013 10:10 PM



a: computer ~
b: towel

What:

"Because my personal computer is like a towel. It's cheap and old and everyday, and I've always had one, and it's like the dullest thing in the world."


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Writer: Bruce Sterling
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Date: Mar 9 2014 2:20 PM



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