I read that the $\ce{O2}$ molecule is paramagnetic, so I'm wondering: could a strong magnet could pull the $\ce{O2}$ to one part of a room – enough to cause breathing problems for the organisms in the room? (I'm not a professional chemist, though I took some college chemistry.)

I would like to use the expression "raison d'etre" in my writing. What I would like to express is a lack of thinking or mental activity when someone doesn't question a process — they just follow it. They do not look for the essence of the activity (why was it created? how can it help? etc). This...

In a video on youtube, it says "we prefer 'over' to talk about a movement to the other side of sth high. We prefer 'across' to talk about a movement to the other side of a flat area". I think "a bridge over the river" means the bridge is a flat bridge, while "a bridge over the river" means the b...

In family guy, season 12 episode 4 the handicapped cop gives grimace a ride a along. While driving the car he stares suspiciously at grimace and says "I can't get a beat on you". What does that expression mean?

Is there a word or an expression for "Someone who looks for problems and is not interested in solving an issue pragmatically"? In particular in my case I described a solution that was OK within the context given. Someone else presented a hypothetical situation: "If ... then it is not OK." Based ...

Someone who looks for problems and is not interested in solving an issue pragmatically. Is there a word or an expression for that? In particular in my case I described a solution that is OK, within the context given. Someone objected like "If ... then it is not OK. And insists on concluding that...