Burning This And That, But Not Too Much
a: An antioxidant ~
b: the screen in front of your fireplace
What: "An antioxidant is like the screen in front of your fireplace. It quenches the sparks as they form. If the fire in the fireplace is out of control, the screen is useless.
Another analogy: antioxidant/free radical metabolism is that of the automobile engine and its cooling system. The engine runs on the burning (or oxidation) of fuel, creating energy and heat, giving your car power to move. If the process is uncontrolled the engine destroys itself because of the heat it has generated. The cooling system keeps the temperature within a normal operating range. The oxidative reaction is the burning of the fuel; the antioxidant is the cooling system. Balance between these two functions is the critical factor, both for your car and for you."
Writer: Not Stated
LCC: QP
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jul 15 2013 7:05 PM
a: Citizen Kane ~
b: a Picasso
What:
"Citizen Kane may be the *best made* movie to look at, but it doesn't draw you in as much as other movies like Casablanca, Vertigo, etc. Citizen Kane is like a Picasso, and Vertigo is like standing on a Hawaiian beach at sunset. "
Writer: TonyXL
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Date: Jan 16 2014 12:47 PM
a: Pumice ~
b: hardened foam
What:
"Pumice is like the hardened foam from a spewing volcano -- kinda like the foam that forms on the top of a mug of beer. It is mostly air."
Writer: jramos
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Date: Sep 8 2014 9:54 AM
a: Spaghetti and meatballs ~
b: the gateway drug
What:
"Italian cuisine is clearly a broad field that extends beyond red-sauce classics. Spaghetti and meatballs is like the gateway drug to more interesting offerings like squid ink pasta, orecchiette or cavatelli. The only places in the city that specialize in the Italian of our childhood seem to be those questionable restaurants in Little Italy that have not received a local or a Michelin Star in quite some time."
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 23 2015 11:44 AM
