Word: fathoming
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...Black Sea, Lazutkin and Tsibliyev are on tour, hitting six German cities to promote the space program. Despite his ordeal, Lazutkin remembers Mir fondly. "Up there, there's something worth watching. The earth...the northern lights. You fly like a bird. And you can't fathom how people could possibly walk." He'd still love to take another spin onboard. The odds, however, are slim...
...many fraternities center around group binge drinking. It is not surprising that many people outside of the collegiate community, including administrators and students, do not know the extent of the alcohol abuse by college students, both because it is easier to ignore and because it is often hard to fathom...
Just when things look like they can't get much worse, the unimaginable occurs and a nightmare more ghastly than one could ever fathom comes to life...
...human mind cannot fathom the $368.5 billion that tobacco companies will have to pay out in compensation if the proposed settlement takes place [NATION, June 30]. The public naturally assumes this huge amount is enough money to take care of tobacco's deadly legacy. However, the tobacco industry is not likely to make concessions in a deal that would lose it money. This is not the first time the industry has sat at the negotiating table with those concerned about public health. In the past, the tobacco companies have found ways to overcome restrictions like the Surgeon General's warnings...
...ghost town of Gothic. The federal grazing land around the lab was leased by a "range pool" that included Trampe, now 50, who left college and started ranching in 1967 after his father dropped dead in the field. Trampe's elders in the range pool couldn't fathom the lab's scientists. "To a rancher, it's strange to see somebody crawling around the hillside huntin' bugs," says Trampe...