Like I said in the original comment, it is pointless to get bogged down in the analogy because it doesn't reflect the truth accurately. However, you guys are continuing down the path an down-voting a perfectly legit argument. The purpose of an analogy is not to maintain fidelity to the original scenario but to simplify it to convey the point of author (otherwise it ends up getting as complicated as the scenario). The analogy is only a coarse approximation of the actual scenario, a best-effort attempt to drive the point across. I'm disappointed with the unreasonable down-votes and the explanation provided.