Word: bends
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...tower's structural strength came largely from the 244 steel girders that formed the perimeter of each floor and bore most of the weight of all the floors above. Steel starts to bend at 1000[degrees]. The floors above where the plane hit--each floor weighing millions of pounds--were resting on steel that was softening from the heat of the burning jet fuel, softening until the girders could no longer bear the load above. "All that steel turns into spaghetti," explains retired ATF investigator Ronald Baughn. "And then all of a sudden that structure is untenable, and the weight...
...That will help transfer some of the weight from the back and shoulders to the hips. You should also tighten both straps firmly, so the pack rests about two inches above your waist. Also, remember to pack your bag with the heaviest items closest to your back and to bend both knees when you pick...
...there is a danger; it's life on the very edge." Distances are almost unimaginable to outsiders: once a week Pilton makes a 570-km round trip just to go to the bank, or for a haircut. Roads run in numbingly straight lines, up to 30 km without a bend, their ends shimmering and liquefying in optical illusions as they bleed into the sky; families live on remote cattle properties, hundreds of kilometers from their nearest neighbors. As a result, country friendliness here extends to a code of mutual assistance on the road. Vehicles take such a pounding that breakdowns...
...weekend at (or devote their lives to) such retreats as Kripalu, where each year 20,000 visitors take part in programs ranging from "The Science of Pranayama and Bandha" to African-drum workshops and singles weekends. In L.A. they can mingle with the glamourati at Maha Yoga (where students bend to the strains of the Beatles' Baby You're a Rich Man) or Golden Bridge (where celebrity moms take prenatal yoga classes...
...child as “Pretty Girl,” it’s not funny. It means that two days later, when your first expedition from bed promptly ends in failure when you drop the Spaghettios and need to call for help since you can’t bend over, it’s not funny. It means that four days later, when you go for a walk around the neighborhood and stun a tantruming three-year-old into silence with your face, it’s really not funny...