Random Analogies
a: snowflake ~
b: a hieroglyph
What:
"A snowflake is like a hieroglyph from the sky-the form and design of an individual crystal tell a story of its travels through the clouds."
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Writer: Ken Libbrecht
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Date: Sep 14 2014 6:42 PM
# 6381 Critique Analogy
a: Carbon-14 ~
b: an old women
What:
"Everyone knows that there exist in nature "old women." These "grans," as they are technically referred to, live nearly forever, relentlessly refusing to give up the ghost, stretching their lifetimes out indefinitely. Carbon-14 is one of these, too. As nuclei go, it may be pretty famous, but it's famous because it's anomalous... it lives too long."
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Writer: nuclear.kelly
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Date: Dec 6 2014 1:47 PM
# 6613 Critique Analogy
a: strong force ~
b: Velcro
What:
"A simpler way to think of the strong force is like Velcro. The force holds things together until a specific distance is reached and then the force goes to zero."
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Writer: Lincoln
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Date: Dec 8 2014 5:42 PM
# 6665 Critique Analogy
