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The storm lasted as long as it takes rice to cook” is an example of

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I believe this is an example of a metaphor or using an expression which does not literally relate to the subject at hand although in this case we know that in a rice cooker it takes only about 20 minutes to cook the rice so though cooking rice and a storm do not normally relate to each other, in the time aspect they may relate. 
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The storm lasted as long as it takes rice to cook” is an example of:
"Event Time"
This is a beautiful example and often is used to explain the length of an event as cooking of rice is a metaphor used that it can take hours or vary in its duration so does the storm.
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