Random Analogies
The commercial viability of cellulosic ethanol
a: commercial viability of cellulosic ethanol ~
b: the Tooth Fairy
What: "The commercial viability of cellulosic ethanol is like the Tooth Fairy: Many believe in it, but no one ever actually sees it. After all, even with heavy federal subsidies, it took 13 years before the corn-ethanol sector was able to produce 1 billion gallons of fuel per year. Two and a half decades elapsed before annual corn-ethanol production reached 5 billion gallons, as it did in 2006. But now Congress is demanding that the cellulosic-ethanol business magically produce many times that volume of fuel in just 15 years. It's not going to happen."
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Writer: Andrew K. Dart
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Date: Aug 8 2011 12:06 AM
# 1001 Critique Analogy
Going Off The Rails
a: health care system ~
b: a runaway train
What:
"Anyone with a pulse in the United States has become aware that our health care system is like a runaway train in serious danger of jumping off its track. It's amazing, and confusing, because we are blessed with so much medical innovation"
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Writer: Brian Carmody
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Date: Jan 23 2014 8:21 PM
# 4756 Critique Analogy
a: student loan ~
b: herpes
What:
"Your student loan is like herpes. It won't go away. You have it for life. "
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Writer: Ben Simo
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Date: Apr 11 2014 10:07 AM
# 5407 Critique Analogy
a: flower ~
b: tethered butterfly
What:
See the link for some pretty pictures
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Feb 1 2015 7:57 PM
# 7216 Critique Analogy
