Flash in the pan?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>”: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="overreact">overreact</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Data">Data</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> (<span word="unspecified">unspecified</span>) <span word="statistics">statistics</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> (<span word="or">or</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="disheartening">disheartening</span>), <span word="but">but</span> “<span word="they">they</span>” (<span word="some">some</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>) <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flares">flares</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="disappears">disappears</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frying">frying</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="boil">boil</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="smoky">smoky</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flashes">flashes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="bubbles">bubbles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oily">oily</span> <span word="bubbles">bubbles</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="flare">flare</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="lightening">lightening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shines">shines</span> <span word="brightly">brightly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disappears">disappears</span>, <span word="vanishing">vanishing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>.</p>
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