abstract:A marotte is a prop stick or sceptre with a carved head on it. The word is borrowed from the French, where it signifies either a fool's (literal) "bauble", or a fad/craze.
“If the human bodywere exposedatveryhigh altitude, the loss of consciousness is very fast, in five seconds, ” Marottesaid. “Braindamage, in three or fourminutes.”