We've come a long way since then. The progeny of that nail have been bent and twisted into what we all know and love as roll overs, kickbacks, and thumper-bumpers.

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

Through formation of a double bond, stearic acid (18:0), a saturate, is converted to acid (18:1), a monounsaturate.

In this business of pluviculture (as I have nicely named it) the operator (aptly called a quacktitioner) promises showers on a thirsty land.