Random Analogies
Micro revival
a: The microwave ~
b: a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for apple fritters
What: "The microwave is like a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (I actually spelled that right on the first try. I rule) for apple fritters and croissants. Of course if you eat too many apple fritters and croissants, you might need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation yourself."
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Writer: Justin
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Date: Jan 28 2011 3:15 AM
# 790 Critique Analogy
Biological Spell Check...
a: Dna polymerase ~
b: a word processor
What: "You need to have a way to fix mistakes., or a proofreading capacity. Each of your cells has 46 DNA moleucles, about 6 billion bases. It only takes a few hours to copy all of this with very few errors. The DNA polymerase is like a word processor. When it sees a mistake it will back up and fix it like hitting the delete key on a computer."
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Writer: Ms. Steinhardt
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 6 2013 9:45 AM
# 2916 Critique Analogy
a: Adipose tissue ~
b: wax
What: "The usual anti-obesity herbal formulations have thermogenic effect which naturally tends to stimulate appetite. Adipose tissue (Fats) is like wax which melts on heating and becomes hard when cooled down. The thermogenic (heat generating) herbs are essential while considering obesity regime. In classical textbooks of Ayurveda, out of 29 herbs mentioned for obesity treatment, 20 of them are found in appetite stimulating formulations."
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Writer: Dr. Santosh Jalukar
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Date: Jan 9 2014 7:29 PM
# 4632 Critique Analogy
a: endocrine system ~
b: spiderweb
What:
"The endocrine system is like a spiderweb. You cannot touch one strand without affecting EVERY gland's function."
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Writer: Krystal Ho
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Date: Feb 26 2014 5:36 PM
# 5099 Critique Analogy
