Random Analogies
Detroit As Eastern Europe
a: Detroit ~
b: eastern Europe
What: "Detroit is like eastern Europe, only without the decaying Stalinist architecture. And like eastern Europe, Detroit residents are fleeing elsewhere."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jun 9 2012 5:39 PM
# 2347 Critique Analogy
H+ Sponge?
a: Buffer ~
b: a hydrogen sponge
What: "pH is all about the equilibrium between free hydrogen ions (technically H3O) and hydrogen bound to it's conjugate base. The more likely that a hydrogen ion will disassociate from its base, the lower it will drive the pH. With a buffer solution the amount of hydrogen ions that will associate or disassociate varies greatly over a small range of free hydrogen concentration (pH). Essentially, a buffer is like a hydrogen sponge. The hydrogen ions are still there, but if they're in the sponge, they aren't contributing to the pH."
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Writer: JPINFV
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Date: Jul 17 2013 7:49 PM
# 3379 Critique Analogy
a: Worm gear ~
b: large bolt
What: "The worm gear is like a large bolt, with very large and smooth threads." The link is a very nice discussion of this part of a steering wheel."
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Writer: Rob Thompson
LCC: TL
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Date: Oct 2 2013 12:30 PM
# 3736 Critique Analogy
