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From the Ted Talk by David Biello: How the compass unlocked the world

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gwonirg up in Missouri, they would kind of take us out into the woods, and they would give you a map, and they would give you a compass, and you had to find your way home. And without the compass, you can't even read the map. That's what I'm here to tell you. The compass is the key.

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A cpomsas is most simply a piece of metal that has been magnetized, so that it will turn towards the Earth's magnetic pole. The one that we all think of is the pocket compass. It looks like a watch, right? You can hold it in your hand and wcath the little needle bounce around until you find ntorh.

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_______ up in Missouri, they would kind of take us out into the woods, and they would give you a map, and they would give you a compass, and you had to find your way home. And without the compass, you can't even read the map. That's what I'm here to tell you. The compass is the key.

[Small thing.]

[Big idea.]

A _______ is most simply a piece of metal that has been magnetized, so that it will turn towards the Earth's magnetic pole. The one that we all think of is the pocket compass. It looks like a watch, right? You can hold it in your hand and _____ the little needle bounce around until you find _____.

Solution


  1. compass
  2. growing
  3. north
  4. watch

Original Text


Growing up in Missouri, they would kind of take us out into the woods, and they would give you a map, and they would give you a compass, and you had to find your way home. And without the compass, you can't even read the map. That's what I'm here to tell you. The compass is the key.

[Small thing.]

[Big idea.]

A compass is most simply a piece of metal that has been magnetized, so that it will turn towards the Earth's magnetic pole. The one that we all think of is the pocket compass. It looks like a watch, right? You can hold it in your hand and watch the little needle bounce around until you find north.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
find north 2


Important Words


  1. big
  2. bounce
  3. compass
  4. find
  5. give
  6. growing
  7. hand
  8. hold
  9. home
  10. idea
  11. key
  12. kind
  13. magnetic
  14. magnetized
  15. map
  16. metal
  17. missouri
  18. needle
  19. north
  20. piece
  21. pocket
  22. pole
  23. read
  24. simply
  25. small
  26. turn
  27. watch
  28. woods