tectonic plate
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Tectonic Plate
a: tectonic plate ~
b: floating mats at a swimming pool
What:
A tectonic plate is like the floating mats at a swimming pool. Each person may ride one, acting as the continents. If you come together in the middle of the pool and link arms, the connections are not solid or permanent. One floaty may slide under another, causing continents to collide.
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 30 2014 6:42 PM
# 6440 Critique Analogy
Tectonic Plate
a: A tectonic plate ~
b: those moving walkways at airports
What: "It's like those moving walkways at airports, a tectonic plate is like a moving walkway, appearing at one end and disappearing at the other, transporting whatever is on the surface."
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Writer: EmmettBrown
LCC: QE
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 11 2010 3:18 AM
# 580 Critique Analogy
A Tectonic Plate
a: A tectonic plate ~
b: the hard shell on a boiled egg
What: "A tectonic plate is like the hard shell on a boiled egg that has been cracked into pieces or plates!" The link has a nice discussion of tectonic plates. This file is large, so be prepared to wait if you have a slow connection.
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Writer: Not Stated
LCC: QE
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 11 2010 3:24 AM
# 581 Critique Analogy
The Australian Tectonic Plate
a: A tectonic plate ~
b: a patch of lithosphere
What: "A tectonic plate is like a patch of lithosphere. The lithosphere is like a cold crusty layer on the warm mooshy asthenosphere. It is crusty because it is cooler, mostly". A very clear explanation of the earth follows in the link.
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Writer: DV (Avatar) ---> ?
LCC: QE
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Date: Oct 5 2010 6:40 AM
# 608 Critique Analogy
The Earth As Giant Chocolate Cake
a: A tectonic plate ~
b: cracked cake icing
What: Tectonic plates are part of the outer layer of the earth the way icing coats a cake. The outer layer of the earth is somewhat like stale icing, in that the outer icing layer is cooling and drying out. When this occurs, the outer layer cracks and comes apart. The linked cake-cookies approximates what tectonic plates look like.
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Writer: LucretiaGermanica
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Date: Mar 17 2012 11:31 AM
# 1751 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.