Random Analogies
Somestuff Passes Through
a: Dialysis ~
b: coffee filter
What: "Put very simply, dialysis is like the filter you use to make your coffee. When you make coffee, you put ground coffee in the filter. Water can pass over the coffee and then through the filter. The coffee itself cannot go through. This is an example of a selectively permeable membrane. That's a fancy way of saying that some things can go through the membrane but not others."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jul 30 2013 4:35 PM
# 3489 Critique Analogy
a: Ellipsis ~
b: salt
What: "The ellipsis is like salt, with careful use it can bring out hidden "flavor" or subtext in your writing, adding depth and other good stuff.
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And I think we all know what happens when you put too much salt into something."
Useful?
Writer: Nox-id
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 11 2013 4:57 PM
# 3999 Critique Analogy
a: Dew point ~
b: opposite of relative humidity
What:
"Another condition in the weather report is dew point. Dew point is like the opposite of relative
humidity. It is the temperature that it would need to be for the amount of water vapor in the air
to condense."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Aug 5 2014 7:04 PM
# 5987 Critique Analogy
a: ball-and-socket joint ~
b: fist in a hand
What:
"To see what a ball-and-socket joint is like, make a fist with one hand. This is like the ball. Cup the fist with your other hand. This is like the socket. Swivel the fist."
This is similar to how a hip joint works.
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 27 2014 10:16 PM
# 6953 Critique Analogy
