The crack of the home run that the batsman cherishes shell-shocks the nerves of the pitcher who threw it.

LYNDA: Oh, that's the transmat. Scrambles your head — I was sick for days.

The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level.

… unlike the latest British yards, Gremberg has only primary retarders, manually operated, a method that the hump operators apparently prefer to electro-pneumatic control because they can grade the braking pressure more accurately by feel.