Random Analogies
Logic Is Like A Right Angle
a: Logic ~
b: a right angle
What: "Logic is like a right angle. It is not organic. It is something that we create. It is like a perfect circle. When Kepler searched relentlessly for proof that the universe moved according to the five Platonic solids, he was mistaking outer space for inner space."
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Writer: Rebecca Kisch
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 30 2011 10:33 AM
# 1456 Critique Analogy
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a: Solar in seattle ~
b: Rainwater collection in the desert
What: "Putting Solar in Seattle is like installing Rainwater collection in the Mojave desert."
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Writer: govtsux
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Date: May 14 2012 5:06 PM
# 2182 Critique Analogy
Getting The Bad Actors
a: Vaccination ~
b: a dress rehearsal
What: "Vaccination is like a dress rehearsal for your immune system so it is prepared for the 'real show'."
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Writer: Not Stated
LCC: RM
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 6 2012 11:29 AM
# 2524 Critique Analogy
a: Atom in the ground state ~
b: boulder at the bottom of a hill
What: An analogy may be helpful in understanding this abstract discussion of energy states. An
atom in the ground state is like a boulder at the bottom of a hill: it's very unlikely that it's
going to do anything unless something interacts very strongly with it. Stimulated
absorption is like pushing that boulder up to the top of the hill. It takes energy to get it
there, but it makes it more likely that the boulder will do something-most likely, roll
downhill. The top of the hill is a rather precarious position, so there is a fair likelihood that
the rock will roll down even if we don't push it. This is analogous to spontaneous emission.
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Writer: Elson Liu
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Date: Aug 26 2013 7:19 PM
# 3633 Critique Analogy
