That would almost certainly mean something akin to photosynthesis was going on, for no known non-biological process can produce oxygen from common materials in sufficient quantity.
For some it's a chance to recapture the careless raptures of childhood, while for others it's a chance to escape the hassle and hardships of adult life – akin to other 'mindfulness aids' like adult colouring books and dot-to-dot.
While Weibo has been dubbed China's Twitter it is in some ways more akin to YouTube with a dash of Instagram thrown in.
That would almost certainly mean something akin to photosynthesis was going on, for no known non-biological process can produce oxygen from common materials in sufficient quantity.
"We expect that the purchasing power of individual Chinese consumers in 2030 will be roughly akin to that of South Korea today or the US in 2000," said Wang Dan, EIU China analyst.
But if you were to zoom in, you'd find that paper is more akin to a saw than to a blade.
"Inside the rainforest, we've created a landscape akin to a full-scale tropical environment -- complete with adventure trails, a sandless beach, a splash pool, waterfalls, streams and a rainforest cafe," says Armin.
He has also scoffed at what he called "legal niceties" in the fight against terrorism, prompting the left to warn that his treatment of suspected jihadis could be akin to that of Guantánamo Bay.
Saying that Spain plays a better style of game than Argentina is akin to declaring Matisse better than Manet.
It is tempting to view the Zurich Insurance suicides as a unique and alien tragedy, akin to the "virgin suicides" in the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides — the story of five sisters who kill themselves, narrated by a chorus of admirers.
So the situation is more akin to the would-be customers granting Tesla an interest-free overdraft.
He describes Mr Lee as the "Roger Federer of Go", and for some the computer program's achievement is akin to a robot taking to the lawns of Wimbledon and beating the legendary tennis champion.
The reaction from some McDonald's franchisees was akin to that of Tom Brady seeing five burly men trying to knock him straight into the side of a mountain.
We think of obesity as a state of excess, but it's really more akin to a state of starvation.
" In part, more development is necessary to reduce the risk of a social backlash akin to that suffered by Google Glass, Mr Luckey says.
The company owns stakes in Chinese Internet sites with a media bent, like Youku Tudou, which is similar to YouTube, and Sina Weibo, akin to Twitter.
"" For office workers who spend their days working on a computer at a traditional desk, it is fairly old news by now that the medical profession considers sitting for hours a health hazard akin to smoking a pack of cigarettes every day.
But the process to make sake, which includes milling the grains of rice and fermenting them for weeks, is more akin to the beer-making process.
Whether I was making friends with complete strangers, or even efficiently planning a vacation, when I look back on my travels, I feel a sense of pride akin to finishing a marathon.
" The effect of music training suggests that, akin to physical exercise and its impact on body fitness, music is a resource that tones the brain for auditory fitness and thus requires society to re-examine the role of music in shaping individual development,"the researchers said in their study.
