Analogy Definition and 153 Threads

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    20,000-lb. vs. Pedestrian - Analogy Sought

    Hi, Here's a true scenario: A 50 year-old female of average height and weighing 160-lbs. steps off a curb and is hit square-on by a 20,000-lb. bus going a steady 10-mph. The bus impacts the woman at 10-mph, then stops. The woman is first knocked up into the windshield of the bus, then...
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    What Figure of Speech Relates Pool to Einstein's Theories?

    Not sure of the right word here... If I were to use the game of pool (8-Ball) to illustrate the similarities of otherwise dissimilar concepts, what would I be doing? The character is shooting a game of pool and talking about how life is very much like pool, and goes on to explain why...
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    Understanding Zero and Nonzero Flux: A TA's Analogy

    My TA gave this analogy of a guy with a machine gun. He drew two boundaries. He said, 100 bullets pass through both boundaries per second. So in the space between the two boundaries, there is a zero flux. (?) But if there is a guy standing in between the two boundaries and he gets shot with...
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