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Huh?

a: Chemical potential ~
b: a pressure pushing atoms into the system

What: "Chemical potential is like a pressure pushing atoms into the system. When the river level gets up to the height of the fields, your farm gets flooded." On page 143 of the linked chapter.

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jul 24 2013 7:34 PM


It Can Be The Most Difficult

a: Selling a stock ~
b: landing a plane

What: "If an investor has a fast-rising stock, the question is when to sell. Many investment strategies don't even mention that question. It's as if a flight school taught students how to take off but not how to land." The link is a discussion of trying to determine the optimal time to sell a stock. Very useful it is.

Useful?
Writer: Paul Whitfield
LCC: HB
Where:
Date: Aug 9 2013 11:34 AM



a: Mass of a proton ~
b: 1-2 percent real mass

What: "The mass of a proton is like 1-2% "real" mass in the way we think of it (as something intrinsic to a particle, like the mass of a marble) and 98% just energy stored up in the motion and forcefields that keep the proton stitched together."

Useful?
Writer: Lincoln
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 19 2014 4:20 PM



a: Photography ~
b: a flowing river as against the stagnant puddle

What: "The word candid itself suggests that photography is done as if the photographer is not present and the moment is captured in the most natural way. Candid Photography is like a flowing river as against the stagnant puddle. And to capture candid moments one has to be very alert and creative. "

Useful?
Writer: Mr. Prakash Tilokani
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jun 6 2014 6:35 PM



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