05-01-2022, 08:49 AM
Returning to the original remark about peculiar size analogies, I think it happens partly because writers are trying to be "dynamic" and 'colourful", and partly because of the scientific illiteracy that allows them to use such inappropriate metaphors. Also, most of them have no sense of tone. Using an elephant comparison in a piece about their habitat would be fine, otherwise it's just a distraction.