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  1. prime number
    an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
    Prime Number: .064
  2. cubic foot
    the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
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    Published: October 17, 2009

    The weight in pounds (about an ounce) that one cubic foot of helium can lift, at sea level.
  3. deflate
    release contained air or gas from
    "It held its unladen shape, and even began to obviously deflate without being stretched out by its hypothetical (and ultimately nonexistent) load," Mr. Denmead wrote.
  4. squashed
    that has been violently compressed
    If you approximate its shape as a squashed sphere, the balloon would have had a volume of about 1,050 cubic feet.
  5. calculator
    a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
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    So let's break out our calculators.
  6. nonexistent
    not having being or actuality
    "It held its unladen shape, and even began to obviously deflate without being stretched out by its hypothetical (and ultimately nonexistent) load," Mr. Denmead wrote.
  7. sea level
    level of the ocean's surface
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    Published: October 17, 2009

    The weight in pounds (about an ounce) that one cubic foot of helium can lift, at sea level.
  8. buoyancy
    the tendency to float in water or other liquid
    Moreover, the buoyancy of the helium would have been diminished in the thinner air of the Denver area, giving it less power to lift.
  9. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
    Was there enough helium in the errant balloon that escaped into the Colorado sky last Thursday to have whisked the 6-year-old Falcon Heene up and away for a journey across the plains?
  10. thinner
    a diluting agent
    Moreover, the buoyancy of the helium would have been diminished in the thinner air of the Denver area, giving it less power to lift.
  11. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
    The boy weighed about 37 pounds, according to The Associated Press, so at first glance it appears plausible that Falcon could have been inside.
  12. distort
    twist and press out of shape
    Ken Denmead at Wired.com also argued that had Falcon been aboard, the downward pull of the boy's weight would have noticeably distorted the shape of the balloon.
  13. diminished
    made to seem smaller or less, especially in worth
    Moreover, the buoyancy of the helium would have been diminished in the thinner air of the Denver area, giving it less power to lift.
  14. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
    Moreover, the buoyancy of the helium would have been diminished in the thinner air of the Denver area, giving it less power to lift.
  15. stretched
    (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
    "It held its unladen shape, and even began to obviously deflate without being stretched out by its hypothetical (and ultimately nonexistent) load," Mr. Denmead wrote.
Created on Mon Oct 19 22:09:08 EDT 2009

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