Word: metallic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nothing breeds curiosity, ill-will, fantasy or 5 a.m. fire alarms quite like the firedoor. That forbidden "In case of fire, strike; tampering forbidden; penalty" bizarrely located and not-at-all-soundproof piece of wood and metal is all that stands between your Harvard habitat and the great beyond. There it stands, inviting the inquiring mind. Perhaps your true love, worst enemy, or a room set-up that looks like a palace lies beyond the door. And can the people over there hear you talking about private issues...
Gerald R. Rearden, deputy chief of the Cambridge Fire Department, said the spill "could have involved a very, very small amount [of phosphoric acid]" and might have been caused when the acid came into contact with "very small shards of metal...
Harvard professors and researchers use thechemical to clean metal in the shop. Facultymembers use the machine shop to design materialsfor their research. The chemical was described assimilar to battery acid...
Visiting the dentist may have just become easier. The FDA has approved Millennium, a laser-powered drill that uses a stream of water instead of metal blades to excavate tooth surfaces. The advantage: Millennium causes less pain than conventional drills, and it doesn't emit that hair-raising high-pitched whine...
...groups that is yet to become a sell out. The album ends with a powerful one-two punch, first with the epic-styled "Clash of the Titans," which tells of bloody swords and slayings, and finally, "Lightning Strikes," which is set to a series of blistering heavy-metal guitar riffs...