Random Analogies
infinity is like
a: infinity ~
b: trying to hold the end of a circle
What: " Using it in an equation is uneventfully common and well accepted in the mathematical community. Mismatching 9.9999......90 with .9999......99 is not. Putting digits on the end of infinity is like trying to hold the end of a circle. There is no end, hence the definition 'increasing without bound'. A bound would be the end; no bound means no end; no end means no last number."
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Writer: Not clear
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Date: Aug 21 2011 11:20 PM
# 1190 Critique Analogy
A Dirty Toilet??
a: Gay marriage ~
b: the toilets on the Titanic
What: "Worrying about gay marriage is like complaining that the toilets were backed up on the Titanic. It is evil, but it is not particularly relevant."
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Writer: Bob Lonsberry
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Date: Nov 19 2012 7:47 PM
# 2453 Critique Analogy
a: Science ~
b: hot chick
What:
"Science is like this hot chick whose naked body you once caught a glimpse of, but who has been hiding in a burqa ever since. You're not sure if there's even a women inside anymore."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Mar 14 2014 5:28 PM
# 5334 Critique Analogy
