The word is generally accepted to mean a combination of function and sparkle, hence, farkle. Motorcycle enthusiasts may install accessories, called farkles (also spelled farkel), to customize their machine. One source attributes the term to Pete Wells, the organizer of a 1997 Honda ST1100 rally.
Instability is the quality of not being stable, balanced, or predictable. If you've ever walked out onto a diving board, you've probably noticed its instability â meaning the board bends and bounces as you move. Instability comes from the Middle French word instabilite, meaning unsteadiness.. Instability can refer to objects that are not stable, but it can also describe unpredictable situations or relationships. For example, you might hear people talk about economic instability.
Stable and unstable airmasses - what does all this mean? Submitted by uk.sci.weather on Tue, 16/01/2007 - 9:51pm. First, to visualise what 'stable' and 'unstable' states mean in a physical sense, stand a round pencil on end on a level surface. From Newton's First Law of Motion, it will remain upright until a force is applied. Once displaced, the pencil falls over, failing to pass through its original (upright) position.