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Mucho Momentumo

a: Climate change ~
b: a train

What: "Climate change is like a train: it starts slowly, but it's awfully hard to stop once it gains a bit of momentum"

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Writer: climatereality
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Where:
Date: Nov 24 2012 11:11 AM


Flushing The Neuron....

a: A neuron ~
b: Toilet

What: A Neuron is Like Toilet 1: Both have a resting potential: Waterstored in the tank has potential energy due togravity. 2: Both have an action potential: When you flush, an "impulse" is sent down the sewer pipe. 3: Both have a threshold: A minimum quantity of water is required to create a siphon. 4: Both have a refractory period: A toilet cannot be flushed while its tank is filling up

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Writer: Gidi Shemer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LCC: QP351-495
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 12 2013 9:26 PM



a: surface tension ~
b: a very thin flexiable skin

What:

"Surface tension is like a very thin, flexible skin on the surface of a liquid. It happens because all of the molecules in a liquid attract each other."


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Writer: Linda Armstrong
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Date: Sep 9 2014 6:53 PM



a: Spinal fluid ~
b: inner ocean

What:

"The cerebral spinal fluid is like the body's inner ocean that surrounds and soothes your central nervous system."


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Writer: Dr. Christiane Northrup
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Feb 1 2015 10:20 AM



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