It is surprisingly effective: just think of Captain Gulliver, tied down by hundreds of thread-like Lilliputian ropes.

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The fungus itself consists of an almost microscopically fine web called a mycelium, made up of long, thread-like structures usually buried beneath the soil.

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All of the specimens measured a thread-like 0.57mm (0.02in) in width.

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You may not feel like leaving your club tower deluxe room, stocked with a host of luxury amenities like 300-thread-count linens, original Latin artwork and views of the award-winning pool.

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Most of them are Muslim men with very specialized skills, such as thread embroidery or stone embroidery -- just like shoemakers, or artists.

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That takes a lot more concentration to pull that off 10 times with the same thread -- than it does with a record like I ended up with.

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It works like this: thread by thread technicians apply the synthetic, polyester-based extensions to each tiny lash (up to 120 an eye) leaving clients the look of full eye-make up.

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