The mass potometer measures the water lost through transpiration of the plant and not the water taken up by the plant. 1  A potometer is a piece of apparatus used to measure the rate of water loss from a plant (transpiration).2  The rate of transpiration can be estimated in two ways: The potometer measures the rate of uptake of water. 2  To measure transpiration rate directly, rather than the rate of water uptake, utilize a scientific instrument which quantifies water transfer at the leaves. 3  The water retained by plant is so negligible that it can be neglected.
The scene the song appears in. Brothers In Arms is a song performed by Dire Straits, recorded on the album Brothers In Arms in 1985. The song appeared in the Miami Vice episode Out Where the Buses Don't Run. Brothers In Arms is often claimed to be the first CD single ever released; it went on sale on 14 October 1985 in the United Kingdom.
 Brothers in Arms  is a 1985 song by Dire Straits, appearing as the closing track on the album of the same name. It is in G# minor. A protest song about the horrors of war, it was originally written in 1982, the year of the Falklands War.It was re-released in 2007 as a special edition to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the conflict and raise funds for veterans of it with posttraumatic stress disorder.he song is reported to be the first CD single ever released; it was released in the United Kingdom in 1985. The song's meaning, influence and impact was discussed in the BBC radio programme & podcast Soul Music in January 2013.