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The message is heavily distorted by bow.

I see what you did there.

Hey everyone, the message heavily distorted my bow!

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"hu- p-taydoh"

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I've had Americans ask me the meaning of words I've used in a sentence. Like "what's tranquil?" (I'm non-native.)

I blame reading.

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I was thinking more of Spanish, but yup. Same thing.

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Like "bamboozled"!

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This was an old story about the inventor of chess and a king. Let me see if I can dig it up....

Yup, I remember now. It was with wheat grains, not rice:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_and_chessboard_problem

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Can someone explain what the various parts of this picture of atoms are?

You didn't do any of this. You just were condescending to the OP. It doesn't help people to be more interested in Science.

Good thing you stopped "helping."

Edit: Sorry if I sounded aggressive. I see that you replied to a different comment and appreciated their simpler explanation.

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Or you could just accurately answer the question. This community is called "AskScience" after all. Then use the links or excerpts from the papers or articles as a backup.

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