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Description: It is hard to imagine modern civilization without glass. And yet for such an important material we rarely think about glass and its impact. It is precisely because the most important and useful quality of glass is being featureless and invisible that we often forget that it's even there.

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Look, as a child growing up it occurred to me that I had everything I could have wanted: a roof over my head, education, food. All of it because my father provided... My way of giving back was being that invisible guy. Giving something back from a lifetime of taking.

American Singer

Jill Scott

I do so play an instrument! I play air! I play the air with my fingers, and I'm in touch with the deepest emotions within. It took me a while to learn that whatever I feel like doing is the right thing. If I want to play an invisible instrument, I will.

American Musician

Gretchen Rubin

It was my interest in happiness that led me to the subject of habits, and of course, the study of habits is really the study of happiness. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life, and a significant element of happiness.

American Author

Jeff Koons

When I view the world, I don't think of my own work. I think of my hope that, through art, people can get a sense of the type of invisible fabric that holds us all together, that holds the world together.

American Artist

Emmanuel Jal

War destroys people's souls. Most people focus on physical injuries, but the invisible injuries can take a lifetime to heal and affects the lives of generations to come.

Sudanese Musician

Yoko Ono

I think it's nice to let people know that there is an invisible part of the world. I think there are many people now who are interested in the invisible world.

James Marsden

It would be cool to be invisible, but I'm afraid of what people would say about me if they didn't know I was there. Some things are better left unknown.

American Actor

Freddie Wong

Great visual effects serve story and character and in doing so, are, by their very definition, invisible.

American Director

Jennifer Egan

I just think that, for my particular personality, feeling slightly invisible is always a help.

American Novelist

Jacqueline Woodson

I don't want anyone to walk through the world feeling invisible ever again.

American Writer

Refers to things that exist but cannot be seen, like air or emotions.

Beyond Sight

Sometimes used metaphorically to express items overlooked or ignored.

Figurative Use

Highlights actions or qualities not getting attention they may deserve.

Not Recognized

Can describe something done so subtly that it goes unnoticed.

Stealthy Implications

Often used to describe ideas or principles that can't be physically perceived.

Abstract Concepts

May imply complexity, making a concept hard to comprehend.

Difficult to Grasp

In tech, indicates elements that exist but are not physically present.

Virtual Presence

Used to talk about layers or processes in tech not visible to users.

Digital Hidden Layer

Refers to characters or spaces in text that don't appear when printed.

Print Text

In programming, certain symbols or code are not displayed in output.

Coding Context

 It is hard to imagine modern civilization without glass. And yet for such an important material we rarely think about glass and its impact. It is precisely because the most important and useful quality of glass is being featureless and invisible that we often forget that it's even there.

Why is glass transparent?...

 As babies engage with caregivers, they soon realize that, well, there is something between the ears that is very important -- it's invisible, you can't see it, but it's really critical. And that thing is called attention. And they learn soon enough, even before they can utter one word,

Ami Klin: A new way to...

 is intimately connected to those distant, invisible galaxies. We can think of them as part of our universe. They make up a single, giant edifice obeying the same physical laws and all made from the same types of atoms, electrons, protons, quarks, neutrinos, that make up you and me.

Questions No One Knows...

 is intimately connected to those distant, invisible galaxies. We can think of them as part of our universe. They make up a single, giant edifice, obeying the same physical laws and all made from the same types of atoms, electrons, protons, quarks, neutrinos that make up you and me.

How many universes are...

 the space for something new most of us spend a lot of time in default mode acting on beliefs and worldviews shaped by our past experience too often we get stuck because these beliefs and worldviews become invisible to us unconscious when I moved into the

What forgiveness can...

 So what is it about this that has so intrigued mathematicians the world over? In short, it's full of patterns and secrets. First and foremost, there's the pattern that generates it. Start with one and imagine invisible zeros on either side of it.

The mathematical secrets...

 otherwise they'll know you're there. And, just because you start off invisible, doesn't mean you'll stay that way. What if someone accidentally spills scolding hot coffee on you? And what if it rains?

If superpowers were...

 when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater

The Man Who Can Control...

 What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank?

 nearly invisible wire rigged with explosives layers will protect them

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