Random Analogies
Crude Oil
a: Crude oil ~
b: A bowl of alphabet soup
What: "To make a simple analogy, crude oil is like a bowl of alphabet soup, with each letter a different compound," says Maxwell. We may only need three letters [for a particular application], but it's hard to pick them out of the soup. It's almost impossible to get all the wax refined out of crude, for example. But with polyalphaolefin we can create a product without lighter or heavier components than we need."
Useful?
Writer: Bill Maxwell
LCC: QD
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Date: Jun 5 2010 8:10 AM
# 434 Critique Analogy
It Passes The Ball To Chlorophyll....
a: Beta-carotene ~
b: assistant energy gatherer
What: "The energy that the carotene picks up from the light it absorbs is transferred to the chlorophyll to help it do its job in photosynthesis. Thus carotene is like an assistant energy gatherer. Unlike chlorophyll, however, carotene is more stable and, when chlorophyll dies out in the fall, the carotene remains and the leaf is yellow."
Useful?
Writer: Dr. Bortrum
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Date: Jul 22 2013 7:48 PM
# 3437 Critique Analogy
a: concentration ~
b: feeding a spoiled cat
What:
"Right concentration is like feeding a spoiled cat... an ultimate fussy eater who swore legions to no one! The poor cat owner offering quality delicious and expensive dine, hoping and praying that the fluffy too-fat-too-furious fur-ball will enjoy... rejections are to be expected! And what does Sir Garfield do after he's done feasting? Cat owners know too well... "
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Writer: Samma Samadhi
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Date: Feb 12 2014 4:23 PM
# 4911 Critique Analogy
a: Hillary Clinton ~
b: a good computer
What:
"Hillary Clinton is like a good computer. She will run whatever is downloaded and installed, and she will do it well. "
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Feb 26 2015 3:06 PM
# 7398 Critique Analogy
