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An example of metaphor in science journalism:
"The flywheels store up energy from the electricity grid, so that the country's lights don't dim, as JET's powerful electromagnets suck up huge currents."
BBC Science in Actopm
Roland Pease was presenting an episode of BBC's Science in Action
JET: Joint European Torus nuclear fusion facility
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