Pretty funny, but if that analogy doesn't work, then tell them that CPUs are
like spigots, and applications are like guys standing around with one or
more buckets.    If they start to get that, then quickly switch analogies -
maybe we can compile a list? :-)


On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Tom Marchant <m42tom-ibmm...@yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> Let's see....   Your Ferrari is capable of going 200 MPH.  It took five
> minutes to drive to the grocery store one mile away.  How many MPH did it
> use?
>
>

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