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[–] Scablifter ago 

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[–] Monkeyshinerbot3000 ago  (edited ago)

The math involved with electricity and fluid hydraulics is virtually the same.

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[–] TheKnowledgeHammer 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Water is basically a stream of H2O particles running down a pipe. Electricity is basically a stream of electron particles running down a wire. Particles going down a pipe can be measured in terms of their energy lost per unit distance and in terms of the total amount of flow per unit time. Particles with energy flowing down a pipe can also be slowed down to store potential energy in different ways.

This is why:

  • Electricity has voltage while water has pressure.

  • Electricity has current while water has flow rates

  • Electricity has capacitors while water has water towers

  • Electricity has inductors while water has water wheels.

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[–] DeliciousOnions ago 

They both are made up of trillions of tiny particles that transfer force between each other.

For water, they're molecules and they transfer pressure. For electricity, they're electrons and they transfer voltage.

This really is about as far as the similarities end. There is no allegory for magnetic fields and flux in water systems, and there are other effects related to the fact that water molecules are slightly attracted to each other (surface tension) while electrons are repelled by each other (skin effect).

There's also more complicated shit involved in the fact that there are electric fields and there's no such thing as a water field, and while water can travel through a vacuum we almost always see electricity carried through other materials - which have their own effects on things.

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[–] ColaEuphoria ago 

Electrons flowing through a wire is simply easily comparable to water molecules flowing through a pipe. Thin and stuffed pipes yield higher resistance to flow and require a higher potential energy difference to flow through it faster.

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[–] immatureusername ago 

You should look into the quantity of electrons in metal. Id bet youd be surprised to find out that gold is not the best conductor.

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[–] CapinBoredface 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

They aren’t similar at all beyond explaining the basics. And you don’t need to be a physicist to explain that.

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[–] Rellik88 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Can we waterboard ISIS with electricity?

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[–] FederalReverse 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Does it count as animal abuse if they use electric eels?

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[–] WolvenWargod [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Oh God, electric eels up the ass. Might use that when the mad max days descend upon us

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