Opposite of Paper?
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So what do you think is the opposite of paper?
After this question came up in a family discussion it lead to some deeper thinking. Opposites are often quite obvious: Dark - Light; High - Low; Fat - Thin; Sad - Happy.
It seems that with paper for example you can look at various properties and draw different conclusions.
- Paper is white - usually but not always. Coal could be a candidate as it is black.
- Paper can be written on. Water can not be written on.
- Paper can be torn easily. Steel can not be torn.
- Paper is highly flammable. Fire could therefor be considered an opposite.
- Paper is a material. A thought or a feeling is not.
The list could go on - but you get the drift.
Let me know if you have a perfect answer…
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The opposite of paper is memory. Perhaps an odd answer but certainly a great question.
Comment by Natasha Vincent — June 26, 2008 @ 3:59 pm
That’s a good try, Natasha
I’m not sure Google would say that memory is the opposite of paper. As they are deep in the project of moving all printed books to MEMORY available on the internet.
Comment by thrandur — June 26, 2008 @ 7:34 pm