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From the Ted Talk by Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary

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Countless lives have been saved by ceniaras in coalmines — a simple and invaluable way for miners to know whether they're safe. I've been inspired by that spmctiiliy as I've been working on this problem with some of the most hdawrokring and biranillt people I've ever known. We think there's a simpler solution to this problem — one that can be used by people who face conditions like this eervyday.

It's in its early stages, but this is what it looks like right now. We call it the Water Canary. It's a fast, cheap device that aenrsws an important question: Is this water contaminated? It doesn't require any scaipel training. And instead of waiting for chemical reactions to take place, it uses light. That mneas there's no waiting for chemical reactions to take place, no need to use reagents that can run out and no need to be an expert to get actionable information.

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Countless lives have been saved by ________ in coalmines — a simple and invaluable way for miners to know whether they're safe. I've been inspired by that __________ as I've been working on this problem with some of the most ___________ and _________ people I've ever known. We think there's a simpler solution to this problem — one that can be used by people who face conditions like this ________.

It's in its early stages, but this is what it looks like right now. We call it the Water Canary. It's a fast, cheap device that _______ an important question: Is this water contaminated? It doesn't require any _______ training. And instead of waiting for chemical reactions to take place, it uses light. That _____ there's no waiting for chemical reactions to take place, no need to use reagents that can run out and no need to be an expert to get actionable information.

Solution


  1. simplicity
  2. canaries
  3. hardworking
  4. means
  5. special
  6. brilliant
  7. everyday
  8. answers

Original Text


Countless lives have been saved by canaries in coalmines — a simple and invaluable way for miners to know whether they're safe. I've been inspired by that simplicity as I've been working on this problem with some of the most hardworking and brilliant people I've ever known. We think there's a simpler solution to this problem — one that can be used by people who face conditions like this everyday.

It's in its early stages, but this is what it looks like right now. We call it the Water Canary. It's a fast, cheap device that answers an important question: Is this water contaminated? It doesn't require any special training. And instead of waiting for chemical reactions to take place, it uses light. That means there's no waiting for chemical reactions to take place, no need to use reagents that can run out and no need to be an expert to get actionable information.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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water canary 2


Important Words


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