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speed n. street slang for methamphetamine, a drug in a chrystaline form which supposedly stimulates the senses, is popular with some illicit drug users, and is addictive. It smells bad, has serious unhealthy side effects, and its possession, use and sale without a prescription are all crimes. (See: narcotics, controlled substance) See also: dispatch, expedite, haste, hasten, help, organize, precipitate, promote, race How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Breakthroughs in emulsion design undertaken by Kodak led to the development of the Vision line of film which shattered what was considered an unbreakable speed/sharpness/grain paradigm, resulting in films that raised the bar in sharpness and grain structure without compromising film speed or altering contrast and colour rendition. The crew shot the cascading salt with extremely fast cameras, running at 96 or 120 frames per second, four or five times the normal film speed. The slower film speed and finer grain of the media result in higher resolutions than other similar digital output devices. |
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