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    jolt

    US /dʒolt/

    ・

    UK /dʒəʊlt/

    B2
    n.NounSudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
    If you put your fingers into the outlet, you will get a jolt of electricity
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo suddenly bump or shock
    The cars jolt against the rough road

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    Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound for the first time in 663 days! (Full 1st start w/Dodgers)

    14:38Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound for the first time in 663 days! (Full 1st start w/Dodgers)
    • Yes, you can throw out of the stretch, but there weren't guys down in the first base We're trying to steal a peg And Three innings in his last simulated game through 44 pitches Here's this one out of Louisa rise Got a chase 99 that time Clearly needed the jolt of big-league adrenaline.

      Yes, you can throw out of the stretch, but there weren't guys down in the first base We're trying to steal a peg And Three innings in his last simulated game through 44 pitches Here's this one out of Louisa rise Got a chase 99 that time Clearly needed the jolt of big-league adrenaline.

    • And, uh, clearly needed the jolt of big league adrenaline.

      And, uh, clearly needed the jolt of big league adrenaline.

    B1

    WSJ Poll Reveals How Much Debate Hurt President Biden | WSJ

    02:55WSJ Poll Reveals How Much Debate Hurt President Biden | WSJ
    • Both parties were looking to this debate as a way to jolt voters, and Joe Biden came out on the wrong side of that.

      Both parties were looking to this debate as a way to jolt voters, and Joe Biden came out on the wrong side of that.

    • Both parties were looking to this debate as a way to jolt voters,

      Both parties were looking to this debate as a way to jolt voters,

    B1

    Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #25

    10:51Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #25
    • If you hear a sudden crash outside your window, you'll automatically react, with a jolt, before your brain has the chance to think, "Gee, what was that crazy noise?

      If you hear a sudden crash outside your window, you'll automatically react, with a jolt, before your brain has the chance to think, "Gee, what was that crazy noise?

    • a jolt before your brain has the chance to think, "Gee, what was that crazy noise? Should

      a jolt before your brain has the chance to think, "Gee, what was that crazy noise? Should

    B2

    Your Brain Might Be Lying About Love

    04:53Your Brain Might Be Lying About Love
    • You catch yourself checking your phone again, even though you know they haven't texted back, that little jolt when their name lights up on your screen.

      You catch yourself checking your phone again, even though you know they haven't texted back, that little jolt when their name lights up on your screen.

    • That little jolt when their name lights up on your screen?

      That little jolt when their name lights up on your screen?

    B2

    With a Trump Victory, What’s Next for the Russia-Ukraine War? | WSJ

    08:38With a Trump Victory, What’s Next for the Russia-Ukraine War? | WSJ
    • Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election also brings a fresh jolt of uncertainty to continued U.S.

      Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election also brings a fresh jolt of uncertainty to continued U.S.

    • Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election also brings a fresh jolt of uncertainty to continued U.S.

      Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election also brings a fresh jolt of uncertainty to continued U.S.

    B1

    Shoulder Workout Finisher (WORKS EVERY TIME!!)

    06:52Shoulder Workout Finisher (WORKS EVERY TIME!!)
    • If you want that jolt and you're looking for me to coach you through every step of the

      If you want that jolt and you're looking for me to coach you through every step of the

    • If you want that jolt and you're looking for me to coach you through every step of the way, I'll do that.

      If you want that jolt and you're looking for me to coach you through every step of the way, I'll do that.

    B1

    How To Run: DOs & DON'Ts

    02:17How To Run: DOs & DON'Ts
    • overstride you don't have that jolt of force and you're much less likely to get injured.

      overstride you don't have that jolt of force and you're much less likely to get injured.

    • But when you land without an overstride, you don't have that jolt of force,

      But when you land without an overstride, you don't have that jolt of force,

    B1

    More Jobs for Americans: Stand with President Obama to Continue the Fight for Jobs

    03:30More Jobs for Americans: Stand with President Obama to Continue the Fight for Jobs
    • the jolt that it needs and start building an America with a growing, thriving middle

      the jolt that it needs and start building an America with a growing, thriving middle

    • We can put people back to work, give this economy the jolt that it needs,

      We can put people back to work, give this economy the jolt that it needs,

    A2

    Trump Blames the Left for Charlie Kirk's Assassination as Rhetoric Escalates | The Daily Show

    09:54Trump Blames the Left for Charlie Kirk's Assassination as Rhetoric Escalates | The Daily Show
    • You know, maybe if UFOs suddenly appeared over every important US city and also Los Angeles, that's the thing that would jolt us off our phones and bring us back together.

      You know, maybe if UFOs suddenly appeared over every important US city and also Los Angeles, that's the thing that would jolt us off our phones and bring us back together.

    • Maybe if UFOs suddenly appeared over every important U.S. city and also Los Angeles, that's the thing that would jolt us off our phones and bring us back together.

      Maybe if UFOs suddenly appeared over every important U.S. city and also Los Angeles, that's the thing that would jolt us off our phones and bring us back together.

    B1

    How to STOP Water From Freezing

    03:55How to STOP Water From Freezing
    • The basic reason supercooling is possible in the first place is that the formation of ice crystals in water has two competing factions, the interior and the surface. The interior of ice has less energy than liquid water, so the interior wants to freeze. But the surface of ice, the boundary between the ice and the liquid water, the surface actually takes more energy to form than if it just stayed liquid, so it wants to stay liquid. Who wins? Well, volume is a multiple of the radius cubed, but surface area is only a multiple of the radius squared, which means big things tend to have proportionally large interiors, while small things tend to have proportionally large surfaces. So a really, really tiny ice crystal will have proportionally way more surface than interior, and the surface's desire to melt will win over the interior's desire to freeze. In supercooled water, any really tiny ice crystals that form melt back into liquid. Only once you get a large enough ice crystal – and the exact size depends on the temperature – only with a large enough ice crystal is the interior proportionally big enough that its desire to freeze wins out over the surface, and the crystal can grow bigger and bigger and bigger. At negative 4 degrees Celsius, the tipping point is when crystals get larger than around 20 nanometers in size, aka about 70 water molecules across. At colder temperatures, the tipping point is smaller – for example, at negative 10 degrees Celsius, you only need a crystal larger than around 10 nanometers in size, about 30 molecules across. This battle between interior and exterior is why pure water cooled below the freezing point won't necessarily freeze right away – it remains as a supercooled liquid and has to wait until a crystal forms that's bigger than the tipping point and can keep growing and freeze the whole bottle. Which can happen by waiting, or by cooling the water more so the tipping point crystal size gets smaller, or if you have other stuff like minerals or dust particles in the water that can jumpstart the ice crystal formation by being bigger than the tipping point, or if you provide a jolt of energy, like by smacking the bottle. Then a crystal can get above the tipping point size and freeze.

      The basic reason supercooling is possible in the first place is that the formation of ice crystals in water has two competing factions, the interior and the surface. The interior of ice has less energy than liquid water, so the interior wants to freeze. But the surface of ice, the boundary between the ice and the liquid water, the surface actually takes more energy to form than if it just stayed liquid, so it wants to stay liquid. Who wins? Well, volume is a multiple of the radius cubed, but surface area is only a multiple of the radius squared, which means big things tend to have proportionally large interiors, while small things tend to have proportionally large surfaces. So a really, really tiny ice crystal will have proportionally way more surface than interior, and the surface's desire to melt will win over the interior's desire to freeze. In supercooled water, any really tiny ice crystals that form melt back into liquid. Only once you get a large enough ice crystal – and the exact size depends on the temperature – only with a large enough ice crystal is the interior proportionally big enough that its desire to freeze wins out over the surface, and the crystal can grow bigger and bigger and bigger. At negative 4 degrees Celsius, the tipping point is when crystals get larger than around 20 nanometers in size, aka about 70 water molecules across. At colder temperatures, the tipping point is smaller – for example, at negative 10 degrees Celsius, you only need a crystal larger than around 10 nanometers in size, about 30 molecules across. This battle between interior and exterior is why pure water cooled below the freezing point won't necessarily freeze right away – it remains as a supercooled liquid and has to wait until a crystal forms that's bigger than the tipping point and can keep growing and freeze the whole bottle. Which can happen by waiting, or by cooling the water more so the tipping point crystal size gets smaller, or if you have other stuff like minerals or dust particles in the water that can jumpstart the ice crystal formation by being bigger than the tipping point, or if you provide a jolt of energy, like by smacking the bottle. Then a crystal can get above the tipping point size and freeze.

    • Which can happen by waiting, or by cooling the water more so the tipping point crystal size gets smaller, or if you have other stuff like minerals or dust particles in the water that can jumpstart the ice crystal formation by being bigger than the tipping point, or if you provide a jolt of energy, like by smacking the bottle.

      Which can happen by waiting, or by cooling the water more so the tipping point crystal size gets smaller, or if you have other stuff like minerals or dust particles in the water that can jumpstart the ice crystal formation by being bigger than the tipping point, or if you provide a jolt of energy, like by smacking the bottle.

    B1