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The Science of Opposites
The science of opposites where we aim to explore the opposite of every noun in the English language.
Nouns don't tend to have opposites - words like knife, pen, house, car and phone are somehow more complete when you find their logical partner.
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Look up “genius” in the
Look up “genius” in the Oxford English Dictionary and it reads: “An exceptional intellectual or creative power other natural ability or tendency”. Shakespeare was a genius because of his dramatic prose and huge contribution to the English language. Isaac Newton was a genius for developing the basis of physics and being one of the most influential scientists ever. Bach, Einstein, Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci and so on, all geniuses mcpd trainingBut if you switch over to BBC Two on a Friday night the word genius is now being used to describe a bicycle machine as punishment for prisoners that can also power homes or 100-metre-high running shoes on a new show called, brace yourself, Genius.Genius is Dragons’ Den fronted by Trevor BaylisOf course the usage of the word is not meant to be taken literally in this case but it does show the modern TV fascination with invention. The concept of Genius is that each week a group of wannabe crackpot inventors (eg members of the public) come up with bizarre ideas for problems that don’t exist.comptia a+ Then it’s up to the studio guest celebrity for that episode, along with presenter Dave Gorman, to decide whether their invention is a workable solution or a complete waste of time.Imagine Dragons’ Den if it was fronted by Trevor Baylis,microsoft mcp or American Inventor without genuine lunatics and delusions of grandeur. But unlike Dragon’s Den you get the feeling that when it’s all finished there is no real winner.Read more at Suite101: TV Review – Genius (BBC Two): Dave Gorman's Television Version of his Radio Inventor Show http://british-tv.suite101.com/article.cfm/tv_review_genius_bbc_two#ixzz...
Carbon monoxide? It stops the
Carbon monoxide? It stops the blood carrying oxygen, which is like stopping them breathing.
To prevent living organisms
To prevent living organisms breathing.
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P.S. This is another example where creating the opposite of too many attributes just doesn't work (e.g. to prevent dead organisms from breathing - they don't anyway)
We need a name for this 'Multi Attribute Deformation' - can anybody think of one.....?