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Poetry in motion (Posted on 2004-03-25) Difficulty: 3 of 5
I die half my life and live the rest.
I dance without music and breathe without breath.

What am I ?

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possible, but perhaps rediculas solution: | Comment 145 of 152 |
A radioactive isotope.  A substance is "alive" while radioactive, but radioactive "half-life" describes the duration of its decomposition.  It is "breathing," or at least "exhaling" or emitting radiation throughout its "life."  Dance is a bit of a stretch, but
<NOBR>The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos </NOBR>
<NOBR>Neutron Science (LANSCE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) is</NOBR>
<NOBR>designed to measure neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei</NOBR>
<NOBR>The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos </NOBR>
<NOBR>Neutron Science (LANSCE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) is</NOBR>
<NOBR>designed to measure neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei</NOBR>
<NOBR>The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos </NOBR>
<NOBR>Neutron Science (LANSCE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) is</NOBR>
<NOBR>designed to measure neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei</NOBR>
<NOBR>The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos </NOBR>
<NOBR>Neutron Science (LANSCE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) is</NOBR>
<NOBR>designed to measure neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei</NOBR>
<NOBR>The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos </NOBR>
<NOBR>Neutron Science (LANSCE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) is</NOBR>
<NOBR>designed to measure neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei</NOBR>
the Detector for Advanced Neuron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos Neutron Science facility at the Loas Alamos National Laboratories is designed to measure neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei.
  Posted by David on 2005-08-26 11:28:35
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