Random Analogies
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
# 3455 Critique Analogy
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
# 3559 Critique Analogy
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
# 4937 Critique Analogy
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
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Where:
Date: Jun 6 2014 6:35 PM
# 5779 Critique Analogy
