Random Analogies
a: Axon without myelin ~
b: dial up service
What:
"For example, an axon with myelin connects like a broadband internet connection able to stream high definition video and an axon without myelin is like dial up service, slow with frequent interruptions."
Useful?
Writer: neuropathy treatment
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Date: Dec 30 2013 7:14 PM
# 4540 Critique Analogy
a: Bulimia ~
b: thick fog
What: "Personally I have used metaphors such as that bulimia is like a thick fog making a person invisible. It can also be compared to a parasite who knows how to exploit its host, a tyrant but also a friend in need."
Useful?
Writer: Astri Johnsen, Rolf Sundet, Vigdis Wie Torsteinsson
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Date: Feb 10 2014 3:19 PM
# 4859 Critique Analogy
a: Start ups ~
b: hollywood
What:
"Start ups are similar to hollywood - where a million dreams are dashed and a handful come to fruition."
Useful?
Writer: juanone via sfgate.com
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 5 2014 3:53 PM
# 5974 Critique Analogy
a: Startups ~
b: Hollywood Movies
What:
"Predicting which startup companies will succeed is an impossible task. The tech industry is becoming more like the movie industry. Every year dozens of expensive movies are made in Hollywood. Only a few of those movies become blockbusters and it's very tough to predict which will succeed."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 5 2014 4:18 PM
# 5983 Critique Analogy
