Word: burned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sultan is my lord and master, I wish he would make his rounds faster, I yearn for him, I burn for him, But I have to wait my turn for him, O-o-o-h these harem nights...
Interested Spectator. Last week's successful test of the U.A.C.'s engine went far to justify the claim of those who have always argued that solid-fuel rockets can be increased in size much more easily than engines that burn liquids. Solid fuels, in fact, have been the backbone of U.S. military missile power ever since the success of Polaris and Minuteman. Built for the Air Force, the U.A.C. 120-incher is part of Titan III, which will consist of Martin Marietta Corp.'s liquid-fueled Titan II rocket, already operational, with two of the new solid...
Danger of eye-burn from infra-red radiation cannot be over-emphasized, however. Smoked or dark glasses are inadequate protection for the eyes, and use of them often leads to serious eye damage...
...ignored by the Soviet press, fired its own volley of insults. For the first time, Peking claimed absolute equality with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and warned the Kremlin in an elaborate simile: "No genuine unity can be achieved by an attitude that allows the magistrate to burn down houses, while forbidding the common people even to light their lamps...
...receive the shattering bombardment of infra-red rays that continue after most of the visible radiation is gone. There is no warning pain as the radiation passes through the viewer's dilated pupil and is focused onto the center of the retina, even when the concentrated rays burn a hole in this sensitive, irreplaceable screen. Slight damage to this part of the retina causes incurable blurring of vision. Damage of medium severity destroys all but peripheral vision. More burning of the retina means blindness...