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A Metastable state (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a standoff that looks like peace: it can last for years until one grain of the right kind lands, and then the whole mass gives way.