When using this convention, left or right handedness is determined by pointing one's left or right thumb away from the source, in the same direction that the wave is propagating, and matching the curling of one's fingers to the direction of the temporal rotation of the field at a given point in space.

When it is spun up to speed with its axis pointing in some direction, due to the law of conservation of angular momentum, such a wheel will normally maintain its original orientation to a fixed point in outer space ( not to a fixed point on Earth ).

" When confronted by Adams, Morbius objects, pointing out that there are no Krell still alive.

They were, like those babies, nearly dead from hunger ..." When Field Marshal Montgomery wanted to allot each German citizen a guaranteed diet of only 1, 000 calories a day and justified this by referring to the fact that the prisoners of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp had received only 800, Gollancz wrote about starvation in Germany, pointing out that many prisoners never even received 1, 000 calories.

When Ruatapu was about to use a comb belonging to Kahutia-te-rangi, Uenuku rebuked him, pointing out that Kahutia-te-rangi was of high rank while Ruatapu was of low birth ( because his mother was a slave wife ).

When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south.

When phospholipids are exposed to water, they arrange themselves into a two-layered sheet ( a bilayer ) with all of their tails pointing toward the center of the sheet.

When summoned to lay down his arms and return to the Convention, he wrote back, pointing out that he was not, in fact, in arms, that there were threats against his life in Edinburgh, and that his wife was about to give birth, and requested that the summons be either revoked or delayed.

When the smoker is finished, either the hose is placed back on the table signifying that it is available, or it is handed from one user to the next, folded back on itself so that the mouthpiece is not pointing at the recipient.

When the eyes move in opposite directions, to an object closer than where the eyes are pointing or farther than where the eyes are pointing, this is called a vergence.

When priests began to hear confessions, they responded to criticisms by pointing to the fact that such is explicitly sanctioned in The Order for the Visitation of the Sick in the Book of Common Prayer, which contains the following direction:

When Chandler touted his service during World War I, Laffoon's adjutant general Henry Denhardt countered by pointing out that Chandler had only been a cadet in training and never engaged in active service in the war.

When the Riddler threatens to expose Batman's secret identity, however, the Caped Crusader mockingly labels it an empty threat, pointing out that if Riddler revealed the answer to the riddle " who is Batman?

When Quicksilver came to Genosha to restore the mutants ' powers with the Inhumans ' Terrigen Mists, Magneto condemned his actions, pointing out the disastrous effects the Mists have on non-Inhumans.

When indicating a direction of movement during a dance, the term " wall " means the direction perpendicular to the LOD pointing towards the wall of the room ( possibly imaginary ).

When the nose was pointing downwards, the second engine was throttled back and the aircraft continued to rotate through a further 360 degrees on momentum alone having lost nearly all vertical velocity.

When the manga finished serialization, Clamp felt it was more the ending from xxxHolic Rō, pointing that xxxHolic had already ended.

When Paulie asks Tony what he's doing, Tony replies, " I'm just thinking about our friend ", pointing his head towards the ocean where Pussy's body was dumped.

When the GSP is in classic point stance, the tail should be held straight out from the body forming a line with the pointing head and body.

( When viewed ' upright ,' this would then appear to be pointing at the subject in a correct manner.

When Cicero refers to the Greek authors ( pointing at the " politeia " concept ):

When Blore ’ s lawyer demanded a retraction, the editor had no choice other than to refer this demand to Tynan, pointing out in a fury that this was the first retraction ever to appear in that uniquely authoritative magazine.

When America entered World War II, Ries immediately joined the army and fought in the Asian Theater, humorously pointing out that he served in Asia due to his " good German " skills.

When held in correct manner, the thumb applies the necessary power to generate the desired sound.

When playing in the instrument's upper range ( above the G below middle C ), the player shifts their hand out from behind the neck and flattens it out, using the side of the thumb to press down the string.

When removing a white perch from a hook, one should hold the line gently in one hand and gently slide the other hand downward from beginning at the fish's nose while curling the thumb and touching the middle fingher.

When the thumb and forefinger are slid repeatedly along the edge of a wedge, a rectangular block then handled in the same manner will feel deformed.

When Hutter is eating dinner and accidentally cuts his thumb, Orlok tries to suck the blood out, but his repulsed guest pulls his hand away.

When the fingers of the right hand are curled around in the direction of the Rotation of planets | planet's rotation, the thumb points in the direction of the north Geographical pole | pole.

When the fingers of the right hand curl around in the direction of the object's rotation, the thumb points in the direction of its north pole ( from which, looking back at the object, it appears to rotate counter-clockwise ).

When one student ( Shawn Hatosy ) who got into college with Howard's hard work, learns that he was dismissed for being gay, he and his classmates proclaim themselves, one by one, to be gay as well, to show their support of Howard and to thumb their noses at the school board.

When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position ( where the palm is facing to the front ), the thumb is the outer-most digit.

When his men had to refer to him, they either pointed to their chins or made a " C " with their thumb and forefinger.

When you wrap your right hand around the solenoid with your fingers in the direction of the conventional current, your thumb points in the direction of the magnetic north pole.

When applying the rule to current in a straight wire for example, the direction of the magnetic field ( counterclockwise instead of clockwise when viewed from the tip of the thumb ) is a result of this convention and not an underlying physical phenomenon.

When played on the guitar, in a simple one-bar pattern, the thumb plays the bass notes on 1 and 2, while the fingers pluck the chords in unison on the two eighth notes of beat one, followed by the second sixteenth note of beat two.

When another flight attendant, Cristina Jones, arrived to try to subdue him, he fought her and bit her thumb.

The little finger is extended to make the " I "; the index finger and middle finger are also raised, with the middle finger bent slightly so that the two fingers together form the " X "; the thumb touches the lowered third finger to signify the two " C " s. When a priest blesses in the sign of the cross, he positions the fingers of his right hand in the manner described as he raises his right hand, then moves his hand downwards, then to his left, then to his right.

* When he should get aught, each finger is a thumb.

When a demon named Ornias harasses a young lad ( who is favored by Solomon ) by stealing half his pay and sucking out his vitality through the thumb on his right hand, Solomon prays in the temple and receives from the archangel Michael a ring with the seal of God ( in the shape of a hexagram having the name of God inscribed within ) on it which will enable him to command the demons ( c. f.

When comparing the armies it is easiest to use the appearance of the army and a general rule of thumb: if the army is 95 % bone ( skeletons, bone giants, bone scorpions, etc.

When there is no special emphasis, the rule of thumb often applies that a positive sentence has a negative tag and vice versa.

When doing a diving fist drop, wrestlers have their front four knuckles out, and their thumb to the side.

When Rey Sánchez strained his thumb on June 5, 2003, Reyes received his call-up to the majors, just a day before his 20th birthday.

When necessary, mobsters would either point to their chins or make a " C " with thumb and forefinger when referring to him.

When she finds a fuzzy blanket or a fleecy coat she presses her cheek against it and sucks her thumb.