The last real science class I took was in high school, too. I don't actually have a problem with the metaphor, I was merely replying to the parent comment who s

The last real science class I took was in high school, too. I don't actually have a problem with the metaphor, I was merely replying to the parent comment who said he was referring to the "speed of light". The top level comment on this thread was saying he found the metaphor jarring - I don't personally find it jarring.