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In Stucco....
a: Efflorescence ~
b: a cancer
What: "Efflorescence is like a cancer that spreads rapidly, causing more extensive damage if left untreated. Before doing any stucco repairs, the root cause of the problem must first be addressed. Is the water entering from another location, perhaps above the stucco?, at the soffit? Through an improperly sealed window or hose bib?"
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Writer: Beginner
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Date: Aug 1 2013 2:29 PM
# 3519 Critique Analogy
In Oil Paintings
a: Efflorescence ~
b: the common cold
What: "Efflorescence is like the common cold, there are many different causes of these symptoms."....Stearates may be one explanation for oil painting, but the cause would be different for an egg tempera painting. That stearates may be one likely cause of efflorescence on oil paintings is based on a study by Eugena Ordonez and John Twilley, "Clarifying the Haze: Efflorescence on Works of Art" in Analytical Chemistry 1997, 69, American Chemical Society, 416A-422A.
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Writer: George O'Hanlon
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Date: Aug 1 2013 2:31 PM
# 3520 Critique Analogy
Within A Hydrated Salt...
a: Efflorescence ~
b: evaporation
What: "we perceive that loss of water by efflorescence is like evaporation, excepting that it is a chemical decomposition and not a physical process"
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Writer: Alexander Smith
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Date: Aug 1 2013 2:34 PM
# 3521 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.