Sentences with phrase «which zaps»

But one evening, life takes a bizarre twist when a peculiar repairman gives him a strange remote control, which zaps David and his sister straight into Pleasantville.

«It cleans your skin and exfoliates at the same time,» Dr. Fusco says, which zaps dullness that occurs as cell turnover slows down.

The team placed two diamonds in front of an ultrafast laser, which zapped them with a pulse of light that lasted 100 femtoseconds (or 10 - 13 seconds).

Drugs which zapped her of her energy and personality, and which robbed her of some of the best years of her life.

Not exact matches

All sorts of social action apps have already sprung up, including Berlin - based «Refugees Welcome,» which has helped dozens of German citizens invite refugees into their homes, as well as «Mobile Justice,» an app related to the #BlackLivesMatter movement and giving users the ability to zap video footage from a phone directly to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Throw in spinach (and even beets) for their nitrates, which boost bloodflow to the brain, add tomatoes with their protective, free radical zapping antioxidants, and splash on some dressing made with yet another brain superfood, extra virgin olive oil.

That would have zapped a large chunk of Activision's cash horde and only would have netted a pitiful $ 2 billion for Vivendi, which has $ 17 billion in debt.

I'm in London and have «Zap The Cap» enabled which gave me unlimited downloads anyway (at a speed reduction from 8pm - 12 midnight).

The problems in this thread are: — god doesn't exist — the bible is a fraud — Christians are literally heathens even though they seem to think it is some magical word with which to zap atheists

God does this as the context in which we live and through the processes of the world, not by going «zap».

Meanwhile, because I had poured my initial mixture into a glass jar, which was now a rock, I zapped it in the microwave with a drizzle of water, 20 seconds at a time, and at each interval spooned what I could, while it was slightly softened, into the saucepan with the new milk / sugar.

The pumpkin started out as a big piece of raw pumpkin, which I grated and zapped with some water in the microwave till it went soft.

With the Axello ® ZAP paper, BillerudKorsnäs has developed a new, better packaging material which reliably withstands the stronger mechanical requirements in processing.

The secret lies in the characteristics of the Axello ® ZAP paper, which was specially developed for this application, as well as in the ZAP - Module, which applies a minimal amount of the sealing agent during the packaging process to enable heat sealing of the paper on the VFFS machine.

I enjoyed it a lot too since both my pregnancies were unexpected and I can tell you that the speed with which I saw my medical insurance get zapped up from the pregnancy, birth and follow up appointments was just plain shocking.

ALso, zap the word «is» in: «The company creates a legal product for which there's is a demand....»

Regardless, since New Hampshire has a very popular Democratic governor (70 % in the polls), the Bush regime and the kiss - ass Republicans in Congress have been like maggots under the skin (which is why both Repub reps got zapped - and Sen. Sununu is about to), and the dramatic increase in liberal voters in the southern tier population centers — all makes it more than likely that NH will be going Democratic this year no matter who heads the ticket.

The substance, which consists of a fluid of hydrogen ions running through a lattice of oxygen, was formed by compressing water between two diamonds and then zapping it with a laser.

The «zap» sound registers at about 40 dB, which is comparable to the sound of a watch ticking or someone whispering.

The cells also underwent tiny zaps of electricity, which allowed researchers to see how the neurons might have communicated with other nerve cells in the brain.

Using lasers to clear leaves was first proposed in 1999 by a UK company called LaserThor, which developed a laser with a temperature of 5000 °C that was strong enough to zap leaves 25,000 times per second.

According to lightning records, storms that had absorbed the smoke zapped the ground with three times the usual number of positively charged lightning strokes, which typically last longer than negatively charged ones and can inflict worse damage.

Although chlorine levels are falling, thanks to agreements that banned chlorofluorocarbons, levels of bromine — which is 45 times more effective at zapping ozone — are still rising, says atmospheric chemist Dale Hurst of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado.

The team found that zapping mixtures of air with electricity, which simulates the chemistry of the upper atmosphere, could produce enriched levels of 15N15N like they measured in air samples.

The dust grains that float through our solar system contain the ingredients to make water, which forms when the dust is zapped by a blast of charged wind from the sun.

Asked to pay close attention to how the laser felt, the subjects knew which spot would be zapped next by looking at a monitor as they lay in an fMRI scanner.

Engines on the ship pumped 5500 liters of lake water per minute, sent it through a filter, and then sent it through a vat in which it was zapped with 254 - nanometer - wavelength UV light.

Students of UCSF neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley have applied a gooey gel to my head and strapped on an electrode monitor, which looks like a cross between a bathing cap and a device a mad scientist might use to zap my brain.

9 The bugs are anesthetized with carbon dioxide, then zapped with electricity, which makes them release venom into minuscule glass capillaries connected to their fangs.

FARMERS can now zap their crops with a handheld scanner to instantly determine nutritional content, which could prove crucial in mitigating the effects of climate change on food quality.

Regardless of the type of energy you pick up, sensitive people's nervous systems and adrenals can get zapped all day long, which can lead to chronic stress and health challenges over time.

First, there are «dead foods» (meats and starches), which tax the digestion system and zap energy.

Her favorite formula is Moroccanoil's, which is packed with nourishing argan oil to zap oil without eliminating shine.

It OVERCOMES the 5 biggest dieting adaptations your body goes through... all of which create weight loss plateaus, stop your fat loss, slow down your metabolism, zapping your body of energy, and suppressing critical hormones.

Moisturizer — dry, parched skin is actually more prone to acne than well - moisturized skin, which is why moisture zapping products like Proactiv don't work for long, if at all.

Sugar raises insulin levels, which in turn slows metabolism, decreases the burning of calories, and zaps energy.

Losing too much of your stores can result in iron - deficiency anemia, which causes fatigue and zaps your endurance during lengthy sessions.

Maybelline is one brand which keeps us all on our toes with their new launches like zip zap zoom.

The main competition needed something outrageous to zap it from its slough, and it came courtesy of The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which had sections of the audience energetically booing the screen.

Hacker Computer + Flashlight This is basically a makeshift Taser which can zap zombies at very close range.

So, what that mostly leaves are the jokes, the majority of which could use some serious punching - up from a screenwriter who's a lot less inclined toward delivering the most obvious gags in any given situation; if, in a movie, you've ever seen the wrong person get zapped with a taser, a poisonous snake biting someone's naughty bits, or a rich, out - of - touch character humorously failing to relate to the working class, well, you've probably seen it executed better than it is here.

, a big - screen narrative version of the cult Topps trading card series from the early 1960s, in which Martian in flying saucers are seen mounting an invasion of Earth, tapping into prevalent fears, zapping humans and animals with their flesh - destroying ray guns and stealing away women.

It's a sort of disembodied rollercoaster ride in which Strange is zapped out of his body, out of earthly consciousness, and into a dimension of the polymorphously perverse in which his hands sprout more hands fractally, his face suddenly turns out to be made of hands (as if in an anatomically themed painting by the baroque master Arcimboldo), and we suddenly fly into Cumberbatch's face and down an infinite - regress funfair slide of mouths within mouths within mouths.

In Compliance, director Craig Zobel shows the dangers of always following the rulebook and the extent to which some will go to obey authority, even if said authority is merely a voice zapped in from a telephone wire.

The other car that's had the zap treatment is now the cleanest 3 Series money can buy, which doesn't mean it's slow.

What happens when a posted book review has been zapped by the Amazon bots (or many); is there a path to getting reviews that stick; are perplexed about which type of reviews to seek...

The agent wants the author to change a scene in which one of the characters gets zapped by a «ray gun,» since guns are a sensitive topic right now.

Declining energy prices zapped both the commodities and master limited partnerships categories, both of which had double - digit losses.

Currently, cell phone companies can only zap your SIM card, which is easily swapped out to bring the phone back to life.

To put that in perspective, 110 volts is the equivalent the quick zap you get when you rub your stocking feet on a rug then touch someone; 600 volts is equivalent to voltage an electric eel produces, which can stop a heart.