What is MENISCUS? The departure from a flat surface where a liquid meets a solid, due to surface tension. The effect can be seen clearly through the wall of a glass tube. The surface of water in air rises up the wall of the tube, while that of mercury is depressed, SIGHT-FEED LUBRICATOR.
An abandoned mud-covered scooter is found during the draining of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, France Charles Platiau/Reuters
Former 'James Bond' Bombshell Dies After Drinking Drain Cleaner. LONDON â Angela Scoular, a former Bond girl, died after drinking drain cleaner and pouring it over her body, an inquest in London heard Wednesday.