alkane
n=1
a: alkane ~
b: wet spaghetti
What:
"However, straight chained alkanes have lower m.p. than branched alkanes. Branching increases m.p. as branched molecules can fit more closely together and more energy is needed to separate them; the lattice of a solid straight chained alkane is like wet spaghetti: molecules can easily slide over each other."
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Date: May 20 2016 5:45 PM
# 9964 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.