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From the Ted Talk by Brian Cox: CERN's supercollider

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

So, this thing was discovered in the year 2000, so it's a relatively recent picture. One of the wonderful things, actually, I find, is that we've discovered any of them, when you realize how tiny they are. You know, they're a step in size from the entire observable universe. So, 100 billion galaxies, 13.7 billion lghit years away — a step in size from that to Monterey, actually, is about the same as from Monterey to these things. Absolutely, exquisitely munite, and yet we've discovered pretty much the full set.

So, one of my most irilustolus febaroers at Manchester uvrnitisey, Ernest rrrteuhofd, discoverer of the atomic nucleus, once said, "All science is either physics or stamp collecting." Now, I don't think he meant to insult the rest of science, although he was from New znaaeld, so it's possible.

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(Laughter)

So, this thing was discovered in the year 2000, so it's a relatively recent picture. One of the wonderful things, actually, I find, is that we've discovered any of them, when you realize how tiny they are. You know, they're a step in size from the entire observable universe. So, 100 billion galaxies, 13.7 billion _____ years away — a step in size from that to Monterey, actually, is about the same as from Monterey to these things. Absolutely, exquisitely ______, and yet we've discovered pretty much the full set.

So, one of my most ___________ _________ at Manchester __________, Ernest __________, discoverer of the atomic nucleus, once said, "All science is either physics or stamp collecting." Now, I don't think he meant to insult the rest of science, although he was from New _______, so it's possible.

Solution


  1. rutherford
  2. light
  3. zealand
  4. university
  5. illustrious
  6. minute
  7. forebears

Original Text


(Laughter)

So, this thing was discovered in the year 2000, so it's a relatively recent picture. One of the wonderful things, actually, I find, is that we've discovered any of them, when you realize how tiny they are. You know, they're a step in size from the entire observable universe. So, 100 billion galaxies, 13.7 billion light years away — a step in size from that to Monterey, actually, is about the same as from Monterey to these things. Absolutely, exquisitely minute, and yet we've discovered pretty much the full set.

So, one of my most illustrious forebears at Manchester University, Ernest Rutherford, discoverer of the atomic nucleus, once said, "All science is either physics or stamp collecting." Now, I don't think he meant to insult the rest of science, although he was from New Zealand, so it's possible.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. absolutely
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