odometer
n=4
Relativitistic Odometer
a: Odometer ~
b: time under Einstein's Special Relativity
What: "Also in the interest of odometer integrity I finally found a cluster with less miles on it than my car. For me the digital odometer is like time under Einstein's Special Relativity, I can speed it up, slow it down, even stop it, but I can't make it go backwards. So I found that at about 400 hz I can get it up to about 300 mph and get to the proper mileage a lot quicker. I'm almost there, just another hour or so."
Useful?
Writer: jscott1
LCC: TL
Where:
Date: Oct 2 2013 1:22 PM
# 3752 Critique Analogy
Minor Offense
a: Odometer ~
b: growing pot
What: "rolling back the odometer is like growing pot. people get caught all the time but only the major distributors get charged."
Useful?
Writer: steve604
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 2 2013 1:30 PM
# 3754 Critique Analogy
Miles Add Up
a: Odometer ~
b: an elderly parent
What: "An old car with a ton of miles on the odometer is like an elderly parent. Things keep going wrong, and it's one thing after another. It is painful to see someone or something that has been such a big part of your life nearing the end."
Useful?
Writer: Posse Incitatus
LCC: TL
Where:
Date: Oct 2 2013 1:31 PM
# 3756 Critique Analogy
The Ancient Time
a: The odometer ~
b: a wheel mounted on a wheelbarrow
What: "The Roman architect and engineer, Vitruvius, invented
the first odometer in history. The odometer is like a wheel
mounted on a wheelbarrow and when pushed along the
ground by hand it automatically dropped a pebble into
a container at each revolution, giving a measure of the
distance it travelled. It is now essential in cars today,
measuring the distance the vehicle travels."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 2 2013 1:25 PM
# 3753 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.