Random Analogies

What: "Homosexuality is like greatness: Some are born gay, some achieve gayness and some have gayness thrust upon them."

Writer: Naked_Girl

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Date: Apr 23 2012 4:30 PM

What: "Carbon monoxide is like a ghost in that it's difficult to prove its presence -it's colorless, odorless, and tasteless. None of our 5 senses can detect it's presence. You have to have a detector."

Writer: Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE

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Date: Jul 22 2013 7:13 PM

What: "The more thermal mass (heat capacity) the pot has, the more slowly it will change temperature, even if it's a good heat conductor. As an analogy, I'll use cars, something I have on my mind right now because of the gigantic frost heaves in our local roads at this time of year. Heat conductivity is like the suspension on your car: good heat conduction is like a stiff suspension that "lets" you feel every bump in the road; poor heat conduction is more like a nice soft suspension with good shock absorbers. Thermal mass (heat capacity) is like the weight of your car: the heavier it is, the less it will jump up and down with the bumps; the more heat capacity, the more heat the pot soaks up before it changes temperature. So, when I drive down the road in our heavy company pickup with cushy suspension, I hardly feel the bumps."

Writer: Smithy

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Date: Sep 16 2013 7:54 PM

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"The last major organelle you need to add is some leucoplasts (the plain oval). "Leuco" means "white"
so don't color them. However, you might want to add some dots or circles inside of them to represent the substances they are storing. Leucoplasts are like warehouses that store the proteins, fats, or carbohydrates that the cell manufactures. Label a leucoplast. (You could color the substances they are storing.) "

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Date: May 1 2014 7:01 PM