The fire was laid and needed to be lit.

August 8, 2015, “The Human Acid-Sensing Ion Channel ASIC1a: Evidence for a Homotetrameric Assembly State at the Cell Surface”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135191:

the gradual prolongings of the whale's visible jets

Neurosexism reflects and reinforces cultural beliefs about gender—and it may do so in a particularly powerful way. Dubious “brain facts” about the sexes become part of the cultural lore.