Random Analogies
Inflammatory Cascade
a: Inflammatory cascade ~
b: a small brush fire
What: "This inflammatory cascade is like a small brush fire. If you do not snuff it out quickly it will eventually flare up to a major blaze"........
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Writer: icehorse
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 13 2010 2:17 AM
# 568 Critique Analogy
DNA is like your phone line
a: DNA ~
b: your phone line
What: "DNA is like your phone line. As Northwestern University biophysicist Johnathan Widom put it in a talk recently, DNA simultaneously encodes multiple overlapping signals, just like your phone line that allows you to call home while you're surfing the net via DSL."
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Writer: Johnathan Widom
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Date: Sep 21 2011 9:05 PM
# 1347 Critique Analogy
a: Torque ~
b: amount of sand per shovelful
What:
"Torque is like the amount of sand per shovelful.RPM is like the number of shovelfuls per minute.
Horsepower is like the total amount of sand moved per minute. "
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Writer: JimGnitecki
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Date: May 17 2015 1:38 PM
# 7596 Critique Analogy
a: auditory system ~
b: “captain” of the sensory team
What:
"The auditory system is like the quarterback or the "captain" of the sensory team. It begins to function at 16 weeks in utero and has neuro-connections that allow the sensory team to work efficiently. When the auditory system is weak, it can affect the integration of information being fed to the brain and the nervous system by the other senses. "
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 18 2015 12:10 PM
# 7597 Critique Analogy
