Random Analogies

Energy As Rope

a: The kundalini ~
b: rope

What: "The Kundalini is the primordial power and is reflected in you. In a human being, it is like many strands of energy, like rope. This energy is all twisted together to form that Kundalini."

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Date: Feb 11 2012 1:04 PM


No Net Change Of Numbers Of Peoples...

a: Chemical equilibrium ~
b: people crossing the street

What: "Chemical Equilibrium is like people crossing from one side to the other side with equal number of people." Or maybe said as "with no net change of people on either side of the street."

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Writer: MU_316196
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Date: May 2 2013 12:15 PM


Maybe It Is...

a: Chemical equation ~
b: recipe for a reaction

What: "A chemical equation is like a recipe for a reaction so it displays all the ingredients or terms of a chemical reaction. It includes the elements, molecules, or ions in the reactants and in the products as well as their states, and the proportion for how much of each particle is create relative to one another, through the stoichiometric coefficient. The following equation demonstrates the typical format of a chemical equation:"

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Date: Jul 24 2013 7:23 PM



a: Coriolis effect ~
b: being on a merry-go-round

What:

"The Coriolis effect is like being on a merry-go-round. Imagine that you are on one side and your friend is directly across from you on the other. If you were to throw a ball to your friend while the merry-go-round was not spinning, it would go straight to them. This is our one-cell circulation pattern on a non-rotating Earth."


This page has a very good description, with an analogy that explains this phenomenon.


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Date: Apr 25 2014 5:17 PM



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