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Its skin is coarse and blue, with ridges that cascade down its back like waves.

In the meter stick analogy, amplifying the signal makes the amoeba appear larger so that even coarse measurement markings can capture it accurately.

Normally, these deposits show a simple pattern with coarse grains at the bottom and finer grains on top.

They also include a sprinkling of coarse pearl sugar, which adds a delicious crunch to each bite.

"All of the bodies appeared to have been dismembered by a coarse cutting instrument, such as a chainsaw," a detective wrote at the time.