Word: razors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...skin has been so damaged by the acid that it's liquefied," says Himel. It begins to stick to the razor-sharp peeler, which he wipes repeatedly to keep it clean...
...surgical assistant uses a razor to make tiny pinpricks along the entire length of each skin strip, Himel explains, "Pinpricks will allow the fluids and blood to seep out and any bacterial growth to leave the wound...
...idea behind the giveaway was that the new channels would be used to provide high-definition television (HDTV), which features razor-sharp pictures and CD-quality sound, as well as a host of other digital services. Broadcasters argued that without getting the channels for free, they could never afford to develop HDTV. And, they emphasized, it was only a loan: by 2006, the rollout of digital TV would be complete, and they would give back their old analog channel space. Fair enough, perhaps, if seeing Dan Rather's pores clearly is worth $70 billion to the nation...
...works, Meyer repeats under his breath, over and over, "No biting, no biting, no biting..." The object of his mantra gapes below us--a foot-wide crescent studded with hundreds of razor-sharp, serrated, half-inch-long triangular teeth. This fish is only half-grown--an adult tiger shark can surpass 14 ft. in length--but it could easily take off a hand or an arm, or a chunk of torso you wouldn't want to try and live without...
Concision is highly prized in science. The premium on pith is enshrined in perhaps science's most important law, known as the law of parsimony, or Ockham's razor. It states, in essence, that when confronted with two or more explanations for a phenomenon, we assume that the more compact, less complicated, simpler one must be correct...