Random Analogies
Ambiguous Data
a: Ambiguous data ~
b: Pointillist Rorschach test
What: Once upon a time, I worked on an novel assay format that involved an antibody binding that changed the electrical current through a well. It looked great at time 0. However, the chemistry was so unstable that the linearity of the assay dropped after it sat around for about 30 minutes. An electronic device measured the change in several electoral parameters every 5 seconds for 16 wells. At the end of a 5 minute assay, about 3000 data points were generated for a single linear curve. People trying to make sense of the numbers saw what they wanted in the data. Some saw a line, some didn't. Once, I think I saw a picture of the Virgin Mary Riding a donkey to Bethlehem. But mostly it was an ambiguous mess.
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Writer: mattyflynn
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Date: May 21 2010 12:31 AM
# 400 Critique Analogy
a: Linking verb ~
b: giant "equals" sign
What: "Sometimes, however, linking verbs are used in sentences. These verbs join the subject with the predicate nominative and do not take a direct object. Basically, a linking verb is like a giant "equals" sign. Linking verbs do not show action. They basically link the subject to the second half of the sentence, like an =."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 10 2013 4:26 PM
# 3925 Critique Analogy
a: Healthy pancreas ~
b: automatic car(transmission)
What:
"For those that don't know anything about Type-1 diabetes, it's an autoimmune disease that attacks the pancreas and the beta-cells that create insulin which regulate an otherwise normal blood sugar. If you don't have diabetes, your pancreas is like an automatic car, mine is a manual transmission."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 29 2013 1:55 PM
# 4497 Critique Analogy
a: Unstable isotope ~
b: ice cube under the sun
What: "An isotope is like an ice cube under the sun," he said. "It vanishes."
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Writer: Dr. Jean-Luc Urbain
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Date: Apr 25 2014 3:51 PM
# 5527 Critique Analogy
