balsa

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The roomy interior was cooled by dry ice, with a single headlamp and a crush zone of balsa wood installed in front.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

He laid out the physics hurdles of such an epic voyage and even crafted a prototype spacecraft from poster board, balsa wood, and Elmer’s glue.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 27, 2022

"My mother gave me her grandfather's hammer and some nails and I had some very soft wood called balsa wood so I'd hammer nails into it and make sculptures," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022

Guided by laser markings, the crew is lining the sides with panels of balsa wood.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022

In a birdcage by the window, a green parakeet, the last surviving member of my grandparents’ former aviary, was moving back and forth on its balsa wood perch.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides