James Blunt

I'm always ready for the enemy to come over the hill. I'm packed and set to go. That comes from my time in the army. I used to travel in a tank, but now it's a tour bus going to safer places.

English Musician

Richard Seymour

When I look back at football, I've always said to myself, 'I'd rather leave the game and have something in my tank rather than have left all of me out on the field.

American Athlete

Eric Church

When we go out there, I want to be the act that, no matter who's in that crowd, they've never seen a better act than me. I'm gonna empty the tank.

American Musician

Grace Slick

Being in a rock n' roll band was like being in a Sherman tank. Nothing got to you. You were surrounded and protected by men.

Caris LeVert

I do things like the float tank, which helps me get into that mindframe of calmness. I take that really seriously.

American Basketball Player

Robert Fisk

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the 'liberating' kind.

British Journalist

Danica Patrick

At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.

American Driver

Heinz Guderian

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

German General

Andy Kaufman

American Comedian

Henry Cejudo

The word 'tank' is often associated with water or fuel in everyday contexts.

Context Matters

'Tank' implies a large quantity, much bigger than a bottle or jug.

Quantity Implication

When 'tank' refers to an armored vehicle, it often implies military action or war.

Military Association

A 'tank' symbolizes power and is used metaphorically to describe strong people or things.

Power and Strength

As a verb, 'tank' conveys a negative outcome, usually business or performance-related.

Negative Outcome

The verb 'tank' is often used in financial contexts to indicate a steep decline in value.

Financial Context

Using 'tank' in sports means losing on purpose, which could be for a tactical advantage.

Strategic Losing

'Tanking' a game is seen as unethical and can trigger negative reactions from fans.

Controversial Tactic

A 'tank' of beer suggests casual or social drinking, often in a relaxed setting.

Casual Drinking

A 'tank top' is a casual piece of clothing, suitable for hot weather or exercise.

Casual Clothing

Wearing a tank top is generally informal and not appropriate for formal events or business settings.

Fashion Informal

 And promoting the cephalopods globally. It really did. And they are stories of their intelligence from all over the world. In fact, there was an aquarium in New Zealand that had something pretty remarkable happen. Staff would come in every morning and they would notice that the fish in the tanks were disappearing,

Float Like a Butterfly…...

 Like always trying to be like, hey, like this is important, you need to research. And I think as a whole too, we try to show more negative things about animals. Like it's not just a throw'em in a tank and be done. Is there a worry about the internet and the growing availability of reptiles online?

The Reality Behind...

 camouflage itself as protection and if that doesn't work it has the strength to fight off the shark or at least dash to the nearest hiding hole it can squeeze into the aquarium folks soon realize what does happen when you put these sharks and octopi in the same tank and

Octopus Kills Shark PIPE...

 and the next tank represents California or the open ocean. What we are trying to do is to come up with a single species that can survive anywhere in the world, where there's barren desert. We are being very successful so far. Now, here's one of the problems.

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 But I wonder, what would you say to those who might argue that you're giving a TED Talk, you're clearly a deep thinker, you work at a fancy think tank, you're an exception, you're not the rule. What would you say to those people?

What it's like to be a...

 It can always encourage people to keep fish at home. This isn't the kind of view you get in your home fish tank, is it? No, it's a little bit bigger. Do you think people's interest in keeping fish in the UK is growing?

The Impact of Keeping...

 the nearest hiding hole that can squeeze into the aquarium folks soon realize what does happen when you put these sharks and octopi in the same tank and you're about to see it too if you've got the courage to keep

Shark vs. Octopus PIPE...

 You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species to their new aquarium.

Can you solve the fish...

 knew I wanted to make a military vehicle toy I imagine a world where air power never evolved and tanks did getting bigger and bigger eventually any of like fortresses walking over the battlefield

How I made the ultimate...

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

Tank

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Quantity Implication

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