An example of analogy in popular science writing:
"Einstein explained this as follows: Light consists of lumps of energy, but the amount of energy in each lump depends on the frequency of the light. So, a lump of red light is smaller (i.e., contains less energy) than a lump of blue light. A lump of blue light is smaller than a lump of ultraviolet light. Shining red light on a substance, therefore, is akin to bombarding your face with feathers. If a hundred feathers blew into your face, you could brush them off with little difficulty. Shining ultraviolet on something is equivalent to firing bullets at it. A single bullet will do far more damage than a hundred feathers. In the same way, a few particles of ultraviolet light will generate far more electric current that a large number of red-light particles."
Paul Sen (2022) Einstein's Fridge. The science of fire, ice and the universe. William Collins.
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