ghost particle
n.— «Often called “ghost particles,” neutrinos have almost no mass, no charge and possess an extremely weak interacting force, which enables them to move through any type of matter, almost as if it wasn’t there.» —“Physicists say multi-million dollar experiment advancing smoothly” by Paroma Basu University of Wisconsin”“Madison Mar. 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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After our conversation about wishing well eggs, a listener from Viroqua, Wisconsin, chimes in with another name for this egg-in-toast dish: UFOs, short for Unidentified Frying Objects. This is part of a complete episode.
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