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Re:Google Labs Winding Down by Kapelson on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @04:03PM (#2787176)
Maybe it's a momentum thing: an arrow with more wood would be heavier, and as a result it would create a greater impact.

Weird metaphor indeed.

Re:Google Labs Winding Down by gaius on Thursday July 21, 2011 @04:02AM (#2788829)
... But have a shorter range.

Perhaps it is a good metaphor for killing off a blue-sky lab after all.