Random Analogies

Football Atom

a: An atom ~
b: A football

What: "An atom is like a football.The electron in an atoms is like the skin of the football."

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC: QD
Where:
Date: Jun 15 2010 11:11 PM


The Iphone Is Like The Bible

a: The iphone ~
b: the Bible

What: "From a visual standpoint, the iPhone is gorgeous. Curves in all the right places, a beautiful UI, and an OS that is second-to-none. The Bible, of course, is primarily a work of art. Did you know that? When comparing poetry to prose, most of the Bible is a poem! How wonderful. The literary rhythm of Scripture."

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 13 2011 11:27 AM


La Women......

a: Los angeles ~
b: falling in love with a beautiful woman

What: "Los Angeles is like falling in love with a beautiful woman; one who is a mean drunk and never remembers your name."

Useful?
Writer: nedhepburn
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 7 2012 5:56 PM



a: Agarose gel ~
b: strainer

What: "Proteins are like different sized noodles and the agarose gel is like a strainer, filled with little holes. Proteins that are small moves easily through the holes in the agarose gel, while larger proteins move more slowly, getting stuck in the holes in the gel. Thus, protein gel electrophoresis allows students to spread out the proteins from different bovine tissues, creating a protein fingerprint that serves as a barcode to identify that type of cell or tissue."

Useful?
Writer: not stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Aug 26 2013 5:50 PM



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