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Q&A How to describe a fist bump explosion?

This would be a great occasion for an extended simile. Take the action and characterize the important elements by comparison to natural events. E.g. The scattering of matter after the big bang, or ...

posted 5y ago by _X_‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-18T21:34:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:33:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:33:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
This would be a great occasion for an extended simile. Take the action and characterize the important elements by comparison to natural events. E.g. The scattering of matter after the big bang, or the bouncing of pool balls, or even a can of soda, fizzing and foaming after a fall.

For instance

> As their knuckles touched, like rams crashing head on into one another [or other relevant smile], the hands opened wide, turning the muttons to butterflies, fluttering their wings to float away from each other.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-28T20:30:50Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 4