The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal is called a tragus â it also aids in capturing sounds that come from behind you. The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle. The little hole in the sink that lets the water drain out, instead of flowing over the side, is called a porcelator.
Film. . The Canary Effect  is a 2006 documentary that looks into the effects of that the United States and its policies have on the Indigenous peoples who are residents.It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Stanley Kubrick Award at the 2006 Traverse City Film Festival.ilm. . The Canary Effect  is a 2006 documentary that looks into the effects of that the United States and its policies have on the Indigenous peoples who are residents.
Alternative forms. Etymology. An allusion to caged canaries (birds) that miners would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide collected in the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately. Noun canary in a coal mine (plural canaries in a coal mine or canaries in coal mines) (idiomatic) Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.