In the movie Avatar, the characters battle over a rare and valuable mineral called unobtanium. A mechanical engineer says he had a hard time getting into the movie because in his world, the word unobtanium means something different. This is part of...
If someone’s in a swivet, they’re flustered, panicky, or too distracted to concentrate. You might be in a swivet because you’re late, swamped with work, or hurrying to get the house ready before guests arrive. This is part of a complete episode...
throw n. the distance that a key or button can be pressed, as on a computer keyboard. Etymological Note: Directly related to “throw” in mechanical engineering, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the action or motion of a slide-valve, or of...
