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...pogo-stick-like vibration that was also detected during Saturn 5's initial flight. The effect, caused by the synchronous pulsing of all five first-stage F-1 engines at their natural resonant frequency, produced a vibrational force of three-tenths Gs during the first flight-enough to jar astronauts had they been aboard, but not enough to cause any serious difficulty. On the April shot, however, the Pogo Effect reached a force of seven-tenths of a G, enough vibration so that astronauts would not be able to read instruments or flick control switches...
...kills at 150 yards. The fields are pockmarked." Speaking from a profile position, Schoenman attempts to mesmerize the listener. He turns his hands over gracefully, or twists his head slightly to emphasize a point. Only furtive glances from his dark eyes to assess the impression he is making jar the effect...
...smug psychiatrist proposes to jar the supposed madman back to sanity by the ploy of having the portrait of his young love come to life in the person of her daughter. Seeing the elder and the younger woman side by side does indeed shock the pseudo Henry-to the point of stabbing his old love rival to death. By this sudden act of murder, the Emperor loses his freedom and is imprisoned in the illusions and fantasies of which he was previously the master...
Walking on Clouds. The foundation's shock technique attempts to jar the children into attention and keep them from being distracted. Administrative Director S. Willard Footlik explains that the degree of force is fitted to the needs of each pupil and contends that "the children realize we aren't yelling at them because we're mad at them." The commands, he says, are always something the children are capable of carrying out-and when they do, "they walk on clouds because they have succeeded." The harsh drills are designed to help the children to control their actions...
...earlier investigations of the series, the tone was sometimes indignant. This time, appropriately, there was an aura of bemusement too, an awareness that vanity often takes precedence over common sense. Asked Narrator Dick McCutchen: "If you feel that a $10 jar of something or other has made you look dazzling, and we tell you that it couldn't have possibly made any difference, except in your mind, does it mean that you have wasted your money...