Word: moments
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Braking reaction is measured by noting the interval between the flashing of a red light and the moment when the brake pedal in a model car, operated by the subject, is completely pushed down. "Contrary to the popular supposition", stated Dr. de Silva, "the braking time of the average person after taking a drink of gin is faster, not slower, than normally. Of course, the general efficiency of the driver is lowered, and his coordination is not so good, but in this one case the body reaction is speeded...
...time in the 45-yard hurdles, 5 4-5 seconds, equalled the meet record. For a moment Donovan of Dartmouth appeared to have caught the Crimson captain, but Green pulled away safely. In the 50-yard dash his beautiful start settled the race immediately, and the three Dartmouth men snatched the other points from Cornell's captain, Bob Linders...
...There is a dramatic moment [at Radcliffe]; one Saturday morning when a miserable young woman in the second row cannot instantly give the meaning of the word "as," fired at her by "Kitty," who has just burst into the room like a bombshell. While she tries to muster breath for a reply, "Kitty"-overshoes just removed going on again-scorchingly informs us that he cannot afford to waste an hour with a group of girls who apparently know nothing about Shakspere. The bang of the door upon his angry retreat is an effective spanking administered to our abysmal ignorance. After...
...vexatious problem is that of weight. Fuel tanks must be light but capable of withstanding high pressure. For the moment aluminum alloys serve fairly well for tanks and motor but not for the jet nozzles which often collapse in a few minutes. This is due not only to heat but also to the abrading effect of the issuing gases. "Will electrochemists supply us," asked Professor Klemin, "with another super-aluminum alloy to withstand all this...
Threatening the very foundations of civilization, the custom of allowing the female to pursue the male with the approbation of convention is at the present moment the most destructive influence in human relations. History proves time and again that running contrariwise to nature has but one inevitable outcome-destruction. It may be pointed out that the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world; but, once every four years man closes his eyes, woman dons the pants, the hand seen rocking the cradle is a hairy, masculine one, and the female claw still clutches its cherished...