Hermann von Helmholtz

Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for some time by powerful blows of the hammer.

German Physicist

Harriet Ann Jacobs

Dr. Flint had sworn that he would make me suffer, to my last day, for this new crime against him, as he called it; and as long as he had me in his power he kept his word.

American Writer

Barbara Kingsolver

I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other.

American Novelist

Henri Frederic Amiel

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

Swiss Philosopher

Kyle Kuzma

I don't want to be one of those guys who makes it somewhere and forgets where they come from. Flint is very important to me.

American Athlete

Edward Everett Hale

Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.

American Clergyman

John Cleveland

Love melts the rigor which the rocks have bred; a flint will break upon a feather bed.

English Poet

Sid Waddell

Under that heart of stone beat muscles of pure flint.

British Entertainer

Claressa Shields

Flint is not a hopeless city and I mean that.

Louisa May Alcott

Flint is historically known for starting fires, commonly mentioned in survival contexts.

Fire Starting

Flint can metaphorically suggest toughness or the spark of an idea.

Metaphorical Use

Refers to a component in modern gadgets, signifying small but essential parts.

Modern Context

Highlight that Flint is a proper noun for a location and should be capitalized.

Specific Location

The city of Flint often evokes discussions about the water crisis there.

Crisis Association

Emphasize 'flint' as an ancient tool to denote early human technology.

Historic Relevance

Mention the importance in archaeology for understanding prehistoric life.

Archaeological Significance

 up it's time to grow up it's time to take our city back there's a program that my church has provided it's the real brass roof perspective for changing flint black metal image in Flint is put up to be dug his roof but at the same time I'm guarantee every night wonderful

He Grew Up on the...

 that uses flint axes and jet planes. But you can almost think of a technology as a set of affordances. So technology is the thing that enables us to do various things and achieve various effects in the world. How we'd then use that, of course depends on human choice.

How civilization could...

 deaths later here is what I learned there are a lot of gang shootings and drive-by shootings and they're happening in former hubs of industry now in economic decline like Indianapolis and Flint Michigan I was surprised to learn

Gun violence as told by...

 humans were already using sharpened flint to remove bits of rotten teeth. Ancient humans even made rudimentary drills to smooth out the rough holes left behind and beeswax to plug cavities, like modern-day fillings.

Flint

Fire Starting

Metaphorical Use

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