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Cracked Piece of Metal Heals Itself in Experiment That Stuns Scientists (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yes, and it's particularly obnoxious when they seem to have twisted a quote as an excuse for this: '"This was absolutely stunning to watch first-hand," said materials scientist Brad Boyc.' I'm pretty sure that use of the word means "beautiful", not "shocking."