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    the blob

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    A1
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A shapeless or amorphous mass or object, typically of a soft or semi-fluid substance.
    The blob on the floor was unidentifiable.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)(computing) A collection of binary data stored as a single entity in a database management system.
    The database stored the image as a blob.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A 1958 science fiction horror film about an alien entity that devours everything in its path.
    Have you ever watched the film 'The Blob'?

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    Pamela Brown reports from Camp Mystic, where she went as a child

    00:58Pamela Brown reports from Camp Mystic, where she went as a child
    • We would use the blob where someone would jump on it and then the person at the end would fly into the water.

      We would use the blob where someone would jump on it and then the person at the end would fly into the water.

    • We would use the blob where someone would jump on it,

      We would use the blob where someone would jump on it,

    B1

    How Otters Are Saving Earth’s Underwater Forests

    10:07How Otters Are Saving Earth’s Underwater Forests
    • And then a roving ball of warm ocean water known as the blob rolled through the region, causing sea temperatures to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

      And then a roving ball of warm ocean water known as the blob rolled through the region, causing sea temperatures to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

    • And then a roving ball of warm ocean water known as the blob rolled through the region, causing sea temperatures to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

      And then a roving ball of warm ocean water known as the blob rolled through the region, causing sea temperatures to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

    C1

    Simulating the Evolution of Sacrificing for Family

    20:49Simulating the Evolution of Sacrificing for Family
    • And since the expected value here is positive, the blob should gain money over time by continuing to play.

      And since the expected value here is positive, the blob should gain money over time by continuing to play.

    • It looks like the blob is actually doing way better than 1/6 of a coin on average.

      It looks like the blob is actually doing way better than 1/6 of a coin on average.

    B1

    Simulating Green Beard Altruism

    13:23Simulating Green Beard Altruism
    • that's a fun thing to put in the blob, so let's stick with that.

      that's a fun thing to put in the blob, so let's stick with that.

    • and that's a fun thing to put on the blob, so let's stick with that.

      and that's a fun thing to put on the blob, so let's stick with that.

    B1

    Rainbow Cake Decoration HOW TO Cook That Ann Reardon

    02:42Rainbow Cake Decoration HOW TO Cook That Ann Reardon
    • Then take a spoon that's been dipped in hot water and push it sort of halfway along the blob and then drag it across the cake.

      Then take a spoon that's been dipped in hot water and push it sort of halfway along the blob and then drag it across the cake.

    • Take a spoon that's been dipped in hot water and push it sort of half way along the blob

      Take a spoon that's been dipped in hot water and push it sort of half way along the blob

    B1

    Top 10 Mind Blowing Scientific Achievements — TopTenzNet

    10:35Top 10 Mind Blowing Scientific Achievements — TopTenzNet
    • It's such an odd behavior that there is no way of telling the atoms apart from each other once they formed the blob.

      It's such an odd behavior that there is no way of telling the atoms apart from each other once they formed the blob.

    • once they’ve formed the blob.

      once they’ve formed the blob.

    B1

    Simulating the Evolution of Aggression

    13:17Simulating the Evolution of Aggression
    • Say I control the blob on top and you control the blob on the left.

      Say I control the blob on top and you control the blob on the left.

    • Say I control the blob on top and you control the blob on the left.

      Say I control the blob on top and you control the blob on the left.

    B1

    Dive into a vanishing, invisible forest to see what climate has changed

    10:39Dive into a vanishing, invisible forest to see what climate has changed
    • One was the blob, which was this really warm seawater that showed up in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean,

      One was the blob, which was this really warm seawater that showed up in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean,

    • are like nothing we've seen, you know, in the last 100 years, one was the blob, which

      are like nothing we've seen, you know, in the last 100 years, one was the blob, which

    C1

    This Is Why Costco's Pizza Is So Delicious

    03:39This Is Why Costco's Pizza Is So Delicious
    • The dough is placed onto a machine that effortlessly presses the blob into a nice even circle, guaranteeing that it's not overworked.

      The dough is placed onto a machine that effortlessly presses the blob into a nice even circle, guaranteeing that it's not overworked.

    B2

    Why Does Deep Sea Life Look So Strange?

    04:28Why Does Deep Sea Life Look So Strange?
    • The blob fish’s flesh is gooey and low density. At depth the water crushes it into a workable shape, but

      The blob fish’s flesh is gooey and low density. At depth the water crushes it into a workable shape, but

    B2