Word: turret
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Monitor lies bottom up some 220 ft. below the surface, balanced on its cylindrical "cheesebox" turret. Since divers cannot work easily at that depth, scientists knew only that the ship's metal hull was corroded, but they did not know how badly. Indeed, the new data gathered on the Monitor < represent a significant advance in undersea research. "This is a prototype for marine archaeology," says NOAA Spokesman Dane Kanop. "We are writing the book...
...tree rootlets, the cicada nymph passes through five growth stages, or instars, each of which ends with the insect throwing off its carapace. About two months before it is ready to emerge, the nymph tunnels its way upward, lying at the surface and building a protective earthen turret if the ground is too damp. This final rest stop is truly character building: it apparently enables the insect to develop adult claws and flight muscles to help it cope with life aboveground. "Their bodies undergo a major transformation, especially of muscle structure," says Miller...
...however, would have been offset by The Mission. The hour-long tale, directed by Spielberg himself, followed a World War II bomber crew on its "bad luck" 23rd mission. The plane's landing gear is knocked out in a dogfight, and a young gunner finds himself trapped inside a turret in the plane's belly. The scenes inside the aircraft had the claustrophobic intensity of Das Boot; the crew members were credibly scared and human; and the suspense built as relentlessly as in Jaws. Despite a fanciful and unsatisfying climax, the show was a small masterpiece. It may not happen...
...compounds, hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinones, confined to a second chamber. This generates a noxious spray of caustic benzoquinones, which explodes from its body at a boiling 212 degreesF. What is more, the fluid is pumped through twin rear nozzles, which can be rotated, like a B-17's gun turret, to hit a hungry ant or frog with bull's-eye accuracy. When Rue learned about the bombardier, she says, "I fell in love with...
...Franco Montoro to declare a "permanent war against crime." One of his first moves was to authorize the purchase of 262 new police cars to help catch more criminals in the act. Some financial institutions now have as many as 100 armed guards on the payroll. Bank lobbies feature turret-like booths with small slots for keeping rifles trained on potential thieves. According to Geraldo Vidigal, a lawyer for the Federation of Brazilian Bank Associations, these armored guardhouses initially provided "a certain psychological deterrent," but ultimately proved useless. Once a robbery is under way, says Roberto Salgado, director...