The word
"glassy" means something that looks or feels like glass. It can describe a surface or object that is smooth, shiny, and reflective, similar to glass.
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Surfing conditions were clean and
glassy with just a light NNE wind @ 1 - 2knot.
The direction is also fairly by the book with shots
of glassy eyes stares and Tatum's inhumanly perfect body in equal measure, but the shoe fits.
She steps into a beam of sunlight under a skylight, surveying the space with
glassy eyes, as in disbelief.
«I think the ideal surf is when the swell is southwest and the tide is low, going into high tide, with
glassy conditions in the morning.
Winds at the time of the report were gentle wind offshore providing us with water
glassy surface conditions.
Behind the calm
glassy waters of Los Barriles, about an hour from Cabo on the Pacific Ocean side of Cabo San Lucas, the wind and waves pick up each afternoon with amazing predictability.
Advanced group surfed Bingin at dawn this morning for long session, overhead high on some sets clean super
glassy waves & some barrels (see photos).
Old hands often wear white cotton tee - shirts instead of lycra to stay cool, since the lack of wind is good for
glassy surf but doesn't help with evaporative cooling.
All guests and guides got good clean rides
in glassy waves.
Beginner & Intermediate group surfed Padang padang this morning for long session, head high - shoulder high on sets
clean glassy waves & long rides, everybody had fun session (see photos).
Soup Bowl is known to change quickly from blown out to
glassy at anytime of day, booking a room at a place overlooking the break helps you get on it as soon as conditions improve.
The Trades blow a near constant 10 - 15 knots (or more), so often times surfable wave conditions also have «onshore» wind and chop It's a rare day to have
super glassy conditions - although it does happen.
It handles a bit like a fine sport yacht
on glassy water.
However, it is not uncommon to see some minor side effects such
as glassy eyes, vomiting, depression, weakness diarrhea, loss of appetite, and the increased production of phlegm.
Surfing conditions were clean and
glassy through until around 10.30 AM.
En route to the track, Alabama's pavement looks
glassy smooth, but nervous jolts and jostles percolate up through the Recaros to inform you of everything that's happening down there on the pavement, a mere 3.5 inches below the catalytic converters.
Palladium is a metal with a high «bulk - to - shear» stiffness ratio that counteracts the intrinsic brittleness of
glassy materials because the energy needed to form shear bands is significantly lower than the energy required to turn these shear bands into cracks.
The dead,
glassy stare of the eyes on most dolls is kind of creepy.
If you're lucky you may find turtles, nurse sharks and giant jawfish resting in the dark recesses of the tunnel, but always you will find a school of curious
looking glassy sweepers just before the tunnel exit at 100ft (30m).
«And what a wonderful adaptation to turn into a stable
glassy state when the body dries out!»
PIECING together details of a car accident or crime scene could become a bit easier thanks to star - like cracks in
glassy substances.
From quiet scenic highways to beautiful
glassy lakes to mountains, glaciers and maybe the odd scenic flight if your» e up for it.
In fact, a popular activity at the Trinity open house is searching for Trinitite, emerald - colored
glassy rocks formed from sand caught up in the firestorm of the nuclear blast — in essence, shards of fallout.
So we bailed and headed to Secrets for a look, and it did look worthy to me with chest to head high waves breaking on the beach break and the wind still holding off
for glassy conditions.
Responding to John Flaxman's 1824 statue of the bard that dominates the gallery's great hall, Gordon reproduces it in black marble, and then «breaks the spell», blasting it off its pedestal
into glassy shards.
We also don't talk about our investing much, because we just
get glassy eyes and judgy looks haha.
His skin texture changed
from glassy smooth to a fissured moonscape; his color changed from mottled brown to livid red — which seemed to signal anger — and he squinted at me.
Joggers and walkers make the most of the early morning cooler hours while surfers flood to the beach to take advantage of the early morning
glassy ocean conditions.
Examples include innovative
glassy carbon electrodes for brain surface stimulation, and wireless power and data solutions for neural implants.
A trio of Masters winners, including reigning champ Sergio Garcia, will be grouped in their continued quest to master Erin Hills» undulating fairways and
glassy greens.
Maybe we
like glassy, sparkling surfaces because they suggest close proximity to water.
Last May, physicists Brian Greene and Michal Lipson, venture capitalist Shelley Harrison, journalist Jon Gertner, and DISCOVER editor in chief Corey S. Powell gathered in front of an audience in the academy's
glassy New York offices for a spirited discussion about string theory and supermarket scanners, cranks and geniuses, and how in science, as Bob Dylan once sang, there's no success like failure.
Surfing conditions through the morning were clean and
glassy until the wind switched to the SE around 10.30 AM.
After lunch, the winds died and things were looking
pretty glassy out front.
We were greeted with a perfect paddle day;
glassy calm water, a mist hanging over the shoulder of the snow - frosted Southern Alps in the distance and a couple of promising patches of blue overhead.
Looking out of the Tempest's windows at big
glassy spheres doesn't do much for me because getting to them is just a matter of pressing a button and waiting.
Coasting along at that speed in seventh gear — a startlingly easy achievement thanks to the quiet cabin,
glassy ride, and effortless grunt — drops the engine below 2,000 rpm.
For us to try to understand infinity would b like a fish confined in a fish tank who knows all the detail inside the fish tank, but have no comprehension about the things it see through beyond the 4
glassy walls (which is its limitation).
Paddle your kayak
over glassy waters and experience the quiet side of the Colorado River.
At both sites, they found a sparse sprinkling of cryptotephra, microscopic particles of
glassy volcanic rock.
HD 189733b This «hot Jupiter» was found long ago, but last year, the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that it is blue, the result of light - scattering
glassy particles in its scorching, whirling atmosphere.
In 2000 Johnson and his team came up with Liquidmetal2, which marries the strength and elasticity of
glassy metal to the graceful failure of ordinary metal.
You will be asked to plan ahead to make sure everything runs well, and smooth (like a
beautiful glassy wave).
There are always days of calm winds between the various weather patterns providing for
big glassy conditions on all of our 8 SURF BREAKS — the ultimate choice!
Surfing conditions were clean and
glassy right through until 11.
Swell size about the same as yesterday and super
glassy fun waves on the racetrack session (see photos).
It was super
glassy out there with the occasional overhead set and no one was out.