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  2. Time dilation - Wikipedia

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    In the laboratory, slow muons are produced; and in the atmosphere, very fast-moving muons are introduced by cosmic rays. Taking the muon lifetime at rest as the laboratory value of 2.197 μs, the lifetime of a cosmic-ray-produced muon traveling at 98% of the speed of light is about five times longer, in agreement with observations.

  3. Slow movement (culture) - Wikipedia

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    [72] [non-primary source needed] This movement attempts to counter the erosion of humanistic education, analyze the consequences of the culture of speed, [73] and "explores alternatives to the fast-paced, metric-oriented neoliberal university through a slow-moving conversation on ways to slow down and claim time for slow scholarship and ...

  4. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    At a walking pace; flowing; moderately slow tempo Andantino: a little bit walking: Less of a walking pace than andante (so slightly quicker) A tempo: to time: Return to previous tempo Fermata: held, stopped, orig. Latin firmo "make firm, fortify" Holding or sustaining a note Grave: grave, solemn: Slow and solemn tempo (slower than largo) Largo ...

  5. Festina lente - Wikipedia

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    The emblem of the dolphin and anchor which has been used since Roman times to illustrate the adage. This example is the printer's mark of Aldus.. Festina lente (Classical Latin: [fɛsˈtiː.naː ˈlɛn.teː]) or speûde bradéōs (σπεῦδε βραδέως, pronounced [spêu̯.de bra.dé.ɔːs]) is a classical adage and oxymoron meaning "make haste slowly" (sometimes rendered in English as ...

  6. Slow dance - Wikipedia

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    People slow dancing at a wedding (United States, 2006) A slow dance is a type of partner dance in which a couple dance slowly, swaying to the music.This is usually done to very slow-beat songs, namely sentimental ballads.

  7. ‘Ripley’ slowly builds a hypnotic series around the talented ...

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    Moving slowly, indeed almost hypnotically, “Ripley” takes a few episodes to kick in, but once it does there’s no turning back. Based on “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”

  8. Sloth - Wikipedia

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    Synonyms; Tardigrada Latham & Davies, 1795; ... Sloths move only when necessary and even then, very slowly. They usually move at an average speed of 4 m (13 ft) per ...

  9. Wagon-wheel effect - Wikipedia

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    At a certain speed the sets of spokes appear to slow and rotate in opposite directions. The wagon-wheel effect (alternatively called stagecoach-wheel effect ) is an optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation.