Random Analogies

What: "To know that Self is the reason the Yogi does self-awareness and self-training. That Self is like the still center of a wheel, where the four spokes are the Four Functions of Mind that operate the external wheel in the world. "

Writer: Swami Jnaneshvara Bh

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Date: May 29 2010 7:11 AM

What: "Sacramento is like a bad version of the bay area, worse weather, economy, crime ect but nothing good. The economy is entirely based on homebuilding, realtors, mortgages and the government and then healthcare and teachers and walmart ect. Don't look for the corporate HQs, cause they don't exist here at all, there is 0 Fortune 500 companies as compared to 29 in the bay area, and thats a good ratio to how much better the bay area is to sacramento."

Writer: Brandon

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Date: May 15 2012 4:54 PM

What: "What blows me away, is that electric and magnetic fields are composed of photons, as is all electro-magnetic radiation... radio waves, microwaves, light, x-rays, gamma rays, cosmic rays... etc.""And where do photons come from? They come from electrons. Photons are like electron farts.""Hey, pull my finger!"

Writer: TequilaCaster

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Date: Jan 10 2014 7:05 PM

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"Suppose in the dawn of time there was a mixture - a soup or a blob - of protons and electrons floating in space [Concept 1]. Most of space is empty, because these particles are very small. The only force felt by the particles is the electromagnetic force, because it is long-range. The strong force is like glue on the surface of the protons [Concept 2]. If a proton hits another proton, it will immediately stick to it. But protons repel each other due to their like charges, so they never do. Instead, protons attract electrons, which quickly begin orbiting around them like planets, forming hydrogen, an atom with one proton and one electron. This is the basic material of the universe, and the primary element in stars."

Writer: Elton Smith, Staff Scientist

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Date: Dec 8 2014 5:36 PM