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From the Ted Talk by Mark Shaw: One very dry demo


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So what are the applications? I mean, many of you right now are probably going through your head. Everyone that sees this gets excited, and says, "Oh, I could use it for this and this and this." The applications in a general snsee could be anything that's anti-wetting. We've certainly seen that today. It could be anything that's anti-icing, because if you don't have wtear, you don't have ice. It could be anti-corrosion. No water, no crorooisn. It could be anti-bacterial. Without water, the bacteria won't survive. And it could be things that need to be self-cleaning as well.

So imagine how something like this could help rvezuntiolioe your field of work. And I'm going to leave you with one last demonstration, but before I do that, I would like to say thank you, and think small. (Applause) It's going to happen. Wait for it. Wait for it.

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So what are the applications? I mean, many of you right now are probably going through your head. Everyone that sees this gets excited, and says, "Oh, I could use it for this and this and this." The applications in a general _____ could be anything that's anti-wetting. We've certainly seen that today. It could be anything that's anti-icing, because if you don't have _____, you don't have ice. It could be anti-corrosion. No water, no _________. It could be anti-bacterial. Without water, the bacteria won't survive. And it could be things that need to be self-cleaning as well.

So imagine how something like this could help _____________ your field of work. And I'm going to leave you with one last demonstration, but before I do that, I would like to say thank you, and think small. (Applause) It's going to happen. Wait for it. Wait for it.

Solution


  1. revolutionize
  2. water
  3. corrosion
  4. sense

Original Text


So what are the applications? I mean, many of you right now are probably going through your head. Everyone that sees this gets excited, and says, "Oh, I could use it for this and this and this." The applications in a general sense could be anything that's anti-wetting. We've certainly seen that today. It could be anything that's anti-icing, because if you don't have water, you don't have ice. It could be anti-corrosion. No water, no corrosion. It could be anti-bacterial. Without water, the bacteria won't survive. And it could be things that need to be self-cleaning as well.

So imagine how something like this could help revolutionize your field of work. And I'm going to leave you with one last demonstration, but before I do that, I would like to say thank you, and think small. (Applause) It's going to happen. Wait for it. Wait for it.

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Important Words


  1. applause
  2. applications
  3. bacteria
  4. corrosion
  5. demonstration
  6. excited
  7. field
  8. general
  9. happen
  10. head
  11. ice
  12. imagine
  13. leave
  14. revolutionize
  15. sees
  16. sense
  17. small
  18. survive
  19. today
  20. wait
  21. water
  22. work