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...laboratory accident has allowed scientists at Cornell University to melt the face of diamond with a laser beam. While heating a mixture of graphite and potassium between two diamond "anvils," geology student Jon S. Gold inadvertently misfired the laser beam at a higher power than planned. Not only did the laser convert the graphite to diamond, but it melted an approximately one tenth of an inch furrow across the diamond's face...
...monkey contains the instruments and goes up and down in the stratosphere; it consists of three elongated hollow "doughnuts" which fire a beam of light through its center hole as stratospheric gasses pass through. The light absorbs oxygen and measures the concentration of atmospheric gasses...
...beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine...
Although the ponytails are similar, the figure on the balance beam in your photograph is Kathy Johnson, not Julianne McNamara...
...second series, Retton gave a creditable performance on the beam, but she had one serious loss of balance after landing a back somersault. The judges marked it, by the book, for a 9.80. Szabo moved to the floor exercise. There again, she was as athletic as she was balletic, alternating stunning twists and turns with lyrical dance movements. Her 9.95 put her in the lead by .15 with only two events remaining...