Amity Gaige

I was born on an even keel. Family lore says I never cried, even at birth. I felt at ease on earth, in the right place. And like many children, I took comfort in life's regularity: Every few days it rained, the school bus came and went, and my parents were rooted in their union.

American Novelist

Lonzo Ball

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.

American Athlete

Jonathan Van Ness

I think my ability to joke and laugh about things is because I'm forced to. I've been through a lot of things in my life that, if I didn't make light of it, I would literally keel over.

American Entertainer

Jeff Daniels

I think Michigan keeps you sane and on an even keel through the ups and downs. In Michigan, I do fireworks, shovel snow and live life.

American Actor

Ajay Piramal

There are always highs and lows in life, but if you maintain an even keel, then you can take the right decisions.

Indian Businessman

John McLaughlin

The day I stop making music would be the day I keel over, really.

English Musician

Mara Liasson

Obama's even keel sometimes comes across as aloof or even cold.

American Journalist

Jeremy Scott

I'm a very normal person with a very even keel.

American Designer

Pat Connaughton

American Basketball Player

A. J. Green

American Football Player

The keel provides stability to a ship, so it's fundamental in nautical architecture.

Ship Stability

'Lay the keel' refers to the start of ship construction, similar to laying a foundation.

Construction Phrase

'Keel' is a technical term; use it when discussing ships or boat construction.

Nautical Term

When used as a verb, 'keel' implies a sudden and uncontrolled fall, often from illness or shock.

Sudden Collapse

In some contexts, 'keel over' can be used to describe non-living things collapsing or failing.

Figurative Use

Sometimes used humorously to express that someone is exhausted or totally surprised.

Humorous Tone

'Keel' has a special meaning in bird anatomy, referring to a part of their breast.

Biology-Specific

A bird's keel is visible and prominent, especially in strong fliers.

Visual Feature

The keel serves as the attachment point for a bird's powerful flight muscles.

Muscle Attachment

A well-developed keel is a sign of a bird's evolutionary adaptation for flight.

Evolutionary Significance

 keel on their ankle helps to reduce drag letting them cut right through the water something else that helps the shark reduce drag are its dermal tentacles which basically translates to skin teeth now all sharks have these type of scales but the placement and shape of these dermal denticles on the mako shark really helps streamline the water across their body helping them zip right

Seven Superpowered...

 our discussions frequently became hard and pointed, but we always refused to escalate. Instead, he would change the subject. He would tell a joke or recommend a book or gently excuse himself from the conversation. We knew the discussion wasn't over, just paused for a time to bring us back to an even keel.

I grew up in the...

 of the Galapagos you may have heard of the Galapagos for its stunning wildlife but it still holds secrets and on one shoot the crew stumbled across something that none of them had seen before I'll let the executive producer Johnny Keeling explain so we're here filming

Iguana vs Snakes 360° PIPE...

 It explains why a steel supertanker can float as easily as a wooden rowboat or a bathtub. If the weight of water displaced by the vessel below the keel is equivalent to the vessel's weight, whatever is above the keel will remain afloat above the waterline.

The real story behind...

 that is a big snake that's quite extraordinary it's such a long rattle and particularly rough scales and this is this because it's a very arid environment yeah they're called keeled scales so just helps them move through

Rattlesnake Tail in Slow...

 keel it will travel in the same way as a drifting iceberg when the sea orbiter is finished two modules will combine to form a gigantic buoy panoramic windows give a perfect view of the world above

Utopian Underwater...

 psychopathic killers I wanted to try to understand why people do really bad things how to how to help prevent it someday thank you I'm about to meet one of dr. keels most notorious subjects

Understanding Evil PIPE The...

 Harold who yearns to see the world his father is a ship builder he shares the secret to finding the right trees he looks for a tall straight trunk for the keel and clanking then he

Watch: An Incredible...

 The wood for the keel is heavy, to keep the boat centered. The woods used for the sides are light and buoyant to help it float. Only an ax is used to shape each part,

How to Fix a Leaky...

 understand the importance of the environment we are making a beautiful plastic towel completely made of pure recycled plastic from the keel to everything