Random Analogies
The Carbon/sugar High???
a: Carbon dioxide ~
b: sugar for the planet
What: "Carbon dioxide is like sugar for the planet - it boosts plant growth and makes the climate warmer - and observations show that our emissions are having a dangerous effect. In any case, our environmental problems extend far beyond global warming, and there are many reasons to reduce our impact on the planet. The realization that we are out of our depth may open the way to a more immediate and direct response. As I discuss in the book, mathematical models are powerful and essential tools in many areas of science, and they help us understand complex systems like the weather, the economy, or our own bodies. But we shouldn't rely on them to predict the future."
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Writer: David Orrell
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Date: Jul 22 2013 6:57 PM
# 3422 Critique Analogy
By Density Or Volume?
a: Heat capacity ~
b: modulus or melting point
What: "Heat capacity is like modulus or melting point - it depends on the stiffness and strength of atomic bonds. There's not much you can do about these, so the heat capacity per unit weight, , for a given material, is beyond control. The heat capacity per unit volume, , on the other hand can be reduced just by changing the density - by making a porous or foam-like structure - useful when you want a structure that will heat up or cool down quickly."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Aug 28 2013 5:19 PM
# 3628 Critique Analogy
a: MDMA ~
b: a maid doing spring cleaning
What:
"It feels almost like the inner healer or the MDMA is like a maid doing spring cleaning. It's as if you thought you were cleaning before but when you got to things you didn't really want to deal with you'd just stick them in the attic. If you're going to clean the house you can't skip the stuff in the attic."
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Writer: Michael Mithoefer, MD
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Date: Feb 23 2015 10:26 AM
# 7361 Critique Analogy
a: quantum physics ~
b: get out of jail free card
What:
"Invoking quantum physics is like a get out of jail free card. All that strangeness and spooky action at a distance means that logic can be thrown out the window. Here one consciousness entering the memories of another somehow orchestrates the collapse of waveforms in a Deepak Chopra symphony thusly creating new realities. Or something like that. "
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Writer: Palmer
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Date: Jun 10 2015 9:10 AM
# 7858 Critique Analogy
