Martin Rees

If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June - a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special: the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet.

British Scientist

Martin Jacques

Globalisation has obliterated distance, not just physically but also, most dangerously, mentally. It creates the illusion of intimacy when, in fact, the mental distances have changed little. It has concertinaed the world without engendering the necessary respect, recognition and tolerance that must accompany it.

British Journalist

Jane Birkin

When I was at school I used to scream in trains, in those concertina things between the carriages. I used to try to be so good that sometimes I couldn't bear it any more.

English Actress

Jose Feliciano

You can't write much quality, original music on a concertina.

Puerto Rican Musician

Often associated with folk, sea shanties, and classical music.

Musical Genre

Small and portable, making it popular for impromptu musical gatherings.

Portability

An acoustic instrument not requiring electricity, can be played anywhere.

Non-Electric

Describes something collapsing or folding in a squeezed manner.

Visual Imagery

Conveys the idea of something moving or being compressed unexpectedly.

Unexpected Movement

Used to describe how vehicles deform in accidents.

Crash Description

Used to refer to barriers that prevent passage, often for safety.

Security Context

It can be deployed quickly for temporary barriers.

Deployment Speed

 thousand different muscles yeah I don't think it's quite that it's probably more like a hundred thousand muscle fibers or something like that but there is a lot of very complicated musculature in an elephant's trunk they are able to extend them concertina style curl them all the way around both ways at the same time

Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...

 the visions she had could be disturbing. On one occasion, she said she saw a man in a striped shirt in a restaurant. And he turned round, and then he divided into six figures in striped shirts, who started walking towards her. And then the six figures came together, like a concertina.

What hallucination...

 clipping through the Indian Ocean what's wrong with this picture it's got concertina wire along the sides of it that's to prevent pirates from attacking it piracy is a very active threat today around the world this is in

Concertina