The common currency magnifies the butterfly effect of positive or negative shocks within the Euro zone.

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Some movies and TV shows ("The Butterfly Effect, " "Lost, " "Primer") agonize over these plot inconsistencies, trying to tie up every conceivable loose end.

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Instead of the butterfly effect call it the band-aid effect.

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In a global economy, a problem with leaky pipes or broken roads or old switches in one place can create a very real butterfly effect far away.

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Who said the butterfly effect couldn't apply to renewable energy?

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The butterfly effect is forever a potent metaphor.

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