/////////////////probably referring to a class of bacteria known as
"lithotrophs", which translates literally as "rock-eating". These bacteria
are generally capable of utilizing inorganic compounds as their primary
energy source. The inorganic compounds can be, & often are, the mineral
components of actual rocks, hence their name. Consequently, these bacteria
represent a major environmental force contributing to the weathering of
rocks in nature. There are a huge number of species in this category, but
some of the most renown are the sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, such as
Thiobacillus & Sulfolobus. They convert reduced sulfur, which can be a
components of rocks, into sulfuric acid, further accelerating the weathering
process. The following web page on "The Role of Microorganisms in Acid Rock
Drainage" from InfoMine, Inc. nicely describes their contribution in more
detail:
http://www.enviromine.com/ard/Microorganisms/roleof.htm
///////////////////MCLWP ROBOTS-ROCK-EATING
/////////////////////ROBOT SWARMS
////////////////////“Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you may be fierce and original in your work.”
-Gustave Flaubert
//////////////////HOW TO KILL A PLANET
/////////////////BLACK HOLE
//////////////Pleonasm is the use of unnecessary words.
Example
Your future prediction is null and void
The sound of the music is loud.
It's a puppy-dog, not a kitten-cat!
///////////////Paradiastole is the conversion of a vice into a virtue, typically using a euphemism.
Example
I am not so much arrogant as you say as confident, which perhaps you are not.
You call her ugly because you do not see her beauty.
Yes, I know it does not work all the time, but that is what makes it interesting.
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