It's all in the perspective.
loud Chamber tricks became a big deal during the scientific exploration of radioactivity, and atom-smashers. A clear chamber (glass jar) that is filled with super-saturated gas (can be just water-vapor; alcohol and others work better) displays a miniature condensation-trail when a subatomic particle passes through it. (The ‘tricks’ lie in creating the super-saturated condition.) A …
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obotomy has become a cautionary tale, and most typical folks view it as an appalling spectre and grave miscarriage of everything right & decent. It’s true, though, that depression too-often leads to suicide, which is fatal; real/serious mental illness is often a living hell, for both the victim and especially the family. Society itself can be …
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