Word: metallism
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...teeth came completely out of my mouth and were dangling by the wires of my braces,” Miller said. “The metal of my braces absorbed enough of the shock to keep my teeth from shattering...
...said that most of the products that Smith was asked to price, such as golf clubs and a metal detector, were not ones she was familiar with...
...doohickeys on board, these tools are about equal. They also weigh about the same, and locking mechanisms are standard across the board, so the blades won't close by accident and sever a finger. But look more closely, and you will see trade-offs. The SwissTool has a metal-saw blade, great for prison breaks, but it lacks scissors--a deal breaker in my book. The Leatherman has the most balanced selection, but it lacks the useful miniruler that's etched into the casings of the Swiss-Tool and the PowerLock...
...metal tree rises in a park and no one notices, is it art? If it's part of the 2002 Whitney Biennial, it is. Less an art show than a retinal fun fair, the Biennial's sweep is so broad that when a televangelist prays for art in one work, one is tempted to shout "Amen...
...Jawboning paid off when female lawmakers demanded that the legislature be scoured for cameras. Lee was hired for the job. Lugging a metal case full of spinning dials and blinking LCD read-outs, he waved a big antenna over every nook, cranny and toilet in the building. At a subsequent press conference Lee, alongside the speaker of Taiwan's legislature, pronounced the place safe for womankind. It was, he says, the crowning moment of his career...