The team from France say the transparent crystal may have been used to locate the Sun even on cloudy days.
Did they have a crystal ball that told them we never would have to worry about some madman in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea or China?
Meanwhile Crystal Palace FC have said that later this week they will unveil potential plans to move from their current ground at Selhurst Park to the national sports centre at Crystal Palace.
Those investors most disillusioned this year had probably fallen victim to the most pernicious myth of investment folklore: that professionals have crystal balls, telling them to switch into, say, cash just before a stockmarket dip.
Once you have this crystal clear picture of winning, share it with everyone in your ecosystem.
Now, I don't have a crystal ball, and as I've said, this is an unprecedented crisis.
The drug is in the form of a white crystal powder and can have a hallucinogenic effect.
Well, we'll skip the crystal ball because we have so many other topics.
And I think he hopes that it will happen soon, but doesn't have a crystal ball as to when that might happen.
Over the years, celebrities like Neil Diamond, Elton John, Bette Midler, Paul Simon, Billy Crystal and Rod Stewart have all headlined his events.
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But if anybody claims to have a crystal ball out there, that person is lying, says Mark Burnett, better known as the creator of Survivor.
The storied crystal is claimed to have been able to accurately map the location of the sun -- even in cloudy sky -- within 5 degrees.
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As is the case with any new technology, we didn't have a crystal ball to see how people would use the iPad when it first launched.
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Its weakness is that, as its name implies, you have to have a crystal of the protein in question and by no means all proteins are amenable to crystallisation.
The Macallan Distillers, in partnership with crystal-maker Lalique, have created this one-of-a-kind bottle to benefit charity: water.
If you are not crystal clear on what you have to offer then how can I clearly see the value you will bring?
The forces opposing Walker have made it crystal clear that they are willing to put their money where their mouths are and, more importantly, ready to show up at the polls in big numbers to express their feelings about what is happening in their state.
Stranded residents have been airlifted from Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula and other communities in the Galveston area.
The crystal bears, ducks and monkeys have a "shape that allows for various uses, " says Mr. Hayon.
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The home side are now four points adrift of Crystal Palace in 21st, but have two games in hand.
In order to make a photonic crystal, though, the materials have to be organised into structures no more than a wavelength of light apart.
Several centuries underwater have rendered the Alderney crystal opaque, but Dr Ropars and his team are now examining it, and believe it may be Iceland spar.
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Most models have small liquid-crystal display screens built in, so you can see your shots immediately and discard the ones in which Aunt Zoey has her eyes closed.
The opulent 100 rooms and suites have canopied beds, crystal chandeliers and balconies with views of the Arno River for the most pampered principessas (not to mention the butler service).
"Now we have pills, now we also have Molly (the crystal or powder form of the drug MDMA), and I would say to the late 2000s, we also had the ecstasy rush, " Hall said.
The threat of further terrorism, fighting in the Middle East (with its repercussions for the oil price) and maybe a transatlantic trade war, conjuring up ghastly parallels with the 1930s, have all clouded their crystal balls further.
At a secret office in central London, equipped with extra air conditioners to cool computer processors, 50 Crystal animators, designers and engineers have since December worked to make images that would fit the slope of the stadium and not overwhelm spectators.
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