Random Analogies

What: "It yielded a grainy, positive image of muted pastels on a glass plate: a stained-glass window of the recent past". Check out the link. I demonstrates what these early color photographs actually look like at a whole. On a microscopic level, the autochrome "is like looking at a pointillist painting, a miniature Georges Seurat."

Writer: STEPHEN CROWLEY

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Date: Oct 18 2010 3:30 AM

What: "Reddit is like going to New Orleans. There are a few major attractions (safe to take the family) plus an endless supply of weirdness in the smaller venues if that's your thing. And you can go by as many names as you like."

Writer: dvlfish13

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Date: Nov 27 2012 5:27 PM

What: "How about growth stocks? They are like girls who are sexy, pretty, hard to get but more of a 'fling' feeling. Similarly, growth stocks are known for their volatility, but also for their potential high return on investment (ROI). [I'm a little of a financial nut here]"

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Oct 24 2013 6:12 PM

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"Empedocles continues explaining how the universe as we know it evolved from the original appearance of the four elements and two forces. Imagine that the cosmos is like a large kitchen blender that contains equal portions of earth, air, fire and water, all swirling around. Suppose, then, that the two forces of Love and Strife are thrown into the blender, where Love has the power to draw the elements together, and Strife has the power to have the elements separate from each other. As the mixture swirls around in the blender, it will exhibit four separate states, depending on how much Love and Strife are sucked into the mix."

Writer: James Fieser

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Date: May 28 2015 8:11 PM