boon 1. n. 1. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request. 2. A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors. [Middle English.
Quantum leaps are the sole cause of the emission of electromagnetic radiation, including light, which occurs in the form of quantized units called photons. Ironically, when laymen use the term colloquially, they use it to describe large jumps in progress, when in reality a quantum leap is a very small change of state.
Every two weeks, on average, someone jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge. It is the worldâs leading suicide location. In the eighties, workers at a local lumberyard formed âthe Golden Gate Leapers Associationââa sports pool in which bets were placed on which day of the week someone would jump.