{"id":1121,"date":"2013-12-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1121"},"modified":"2014-02-11T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T21:28:08","slug":"imagination-figments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1121","title":{"rendered":"Imagination Figments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>  How can someone have a figment of an imagination? <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

———- from Abbecreek@aol.com of The Internet<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"  The word figment was coined by the Bureau of Standards of weights and measurements. When you offer people a penny for their thoughts, a figment is what you get. A figment, in that way, is similar to a quark or photon. It takes billions and billions of figments to make what science can then call a “train” of thought, which travels on what is termed the “attention span.” Sometimes, due to MTV or mad cows, that “span” breaks. When this happens and you offer someone a penny for her or his thoughts, the response will be a simple “huh” or “I forget.” Attention spans are very brief and fragile these days; people blame the Internet or TV. I blame inflation. A penny just can’t buy a figment these days. These days a figment will run you 5 or 6 bucks retail, and it’s not even discounted at Fry’s or Circuit City. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>How can someone have a figment of an imagination?

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