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The beam vaporises everyone around her, but her skin absorbs the energy.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Stefan’s Review Forum 2009

I'll punt and just say that it's because stercobillin absorbs all light, except those photons that contribute to the color we see as brown.

Science Question from a Toddler: Why is poop brown? Boing Boing 2009

Haemoglobin absorbs quite severely below 600 nanometres, so you want to be above 600 nanometres to avoid the blood absorbance as much as possible.

Roger Y. Tsien - Interview 2008

Seeing the general†™ s confused look, the scientist tried again. “Every song has waves, and the brain absorbs the waves to interpret the song.

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USATODAY. com - Davenport advances, Rubin absorbs wretched start to U.S.

USATODAY.com - Davenport advances, Rubin absorbs wretched start to U.S. Open 2003

Davenport advances, Rubin absorbs wretched start to U.S.

USATODAY.com - Davenport advances, Rubin absorbs wretched start to U.S. Open 2003

Nautilus changes the material it absorbs from the water and makes it a part of itself, so the bits of knowledge one gathers undergo

The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905

The skin absorbs the water and becomes softer and more perspirable.

Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not 1860

David also explains that her skin absorbs carbon dioxide as a leaf would; he doesn’t believe that she needs to breath in oxygen as a human would.

WINGS YA BOOK CLUB: CHAPTERS 10-12 | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010

David also explains that her skin absorbs carbon dioxide as a leaf would; he doesn’t believe that she needs to breath in oxygen as a human would.

WINGS YA BOOK CLUB: CHAPTERS 10-12 | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010