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Brachiosaurus Is Like A Vacuum Cleaner

a: Brachiosaurus ~
b: a vacuum cleaner

What: This is an interesting idea. Vacuum cleaners have long swivel necks and suck up large amount of material. This makes for effecient cleaning. The Brachiosaurus had a long swivel neck to grasp as much vegatation as possible and it didn't stop to chew, it swallowed the food whole.

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Writer: Michael Balter
LCC: QH
Where:
Date: Aug 2 2011 1:18 PM


Give Them Some Juice

a: Emotion ~
b: unwelcome guest knocking at the door

What: "A negative emotion is like an unwelcome guest knocking on your door. You may not want to invite the emotion in but it just barges in and makes itself at home. Before you know it, the emotion's unpacked, and starts taking over the house - coloring your thoughts, shaping how you communicate, and undermining your best intentions." A discussion of how to deal with bad feelings.

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Writer: http://wisdomheart.com/products/mantra_emotions
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Where:
Date: Apr 22 2012 11:53 PM



a: A clutch ~
b: brake pad material

What: "A clutch is like brake pad material it wears as time goes on. When the material is low it gets to metal and then can spin against the flywheel casing this noise"

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Writer: Tom
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 4 2013 5:14 PM



a: Natural selection ~
b: a mathematical game

What:

"Evolution by natural selection is like a mathematical game in the sense that it has players, strategies, strategy sets, and payoffs."


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Writer: J. M. Cushing
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Where:
Date: Dec 26 2014 7:04 PM



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