Bartolomeo Cristofori, also known as Bartolommeo di Francesco Cristofori, was an Italian instrument maker known for inventing the piano. Born in Padua, he initially worked for Prince Ferdinando de' Medici in Florence, where he was responsible for maintaining and creating musical instruments. Cristofori's most significant innovation was the development of the pianoforte—the predecessor of the modern day piano—, an instrument capable of both soft and loud dynamics, unlike the harpsichord, which had limited dynamic range. His earliest known pianos date back to the early 1700s, featuring mechanisms such as the hammer action, which allowed for more expressive playing.
Guy 1: Hey, out of curiosity, who was the inventor of the piano?
Guy 2: Hey Siri.
Siri: * Du dun*
Guy 2: Who invented the piano?
Siri: Bartolomeo Cristofori
Guy 1: Who?
A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.
For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flyingeverywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brownwill also be accompanied by a dark soda.