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the universe's mood ring, where matter and lovers alike threaten to become something else entirely
means A distinct stage or period within a larger process of change, or a state in which something exists, such as solid, liquid, or gas.
from From Greek 'phasis,' meaning 'appearance' or 'a showing forth' — rooted in 'phainein,' 'to show, bring to light' (the same source that lights up 'phenomenon' and 'fantasy'). Astronomers first borrowed it for the changing faces of the Moon as it waxed and waned across the sky; from those lunar appearances it spread to any recurring stage in a cycle, and later into physics for the states of matter.
- hidden states
- Matter has more phases than solid, liquid, gas
- moon trick
- The moon never changes shape, only its lighting
- sync power
- In-phase waves amplify, out-of-phase ones cancel out
- superfluid
- Helium near absolute zero flows with zero friction
- phase change
- Melting ice absorbs heat without rising in temperature
moon phases — lunar cycle of 29.5 days from new moon to full moon, observed since ancient times
phases of matter — solid, liquid, gas, plasma — fundamental states of physical substance
clinical trial phases — fda drug testing stages (phase 1-4) that covid-19 vaccines completed in 2020