offshore oil rig
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Oil Rig
a: An offshore oil rig ~
b: a matchbox on top of a two-storey building
What: "a large offshore oil rig is like a matchbox on top of a two-storey building, with 'the upper floor filled with water and the lower floor filled with rock, sand and, in some cases, salt. Striking an oil reservoir with a drill pipe is then like hitting a coin at the base of the building with a strand of human hair."
Useful?
Writer: Robin Walker
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jun 5 2010 8:10 AM
# 435 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.