Also have a look at this interactive simulation: https://app.physion.net/scenes/water-maze-solver
Can water solve a maze? [video]
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Re: Can water solve a maze? [video]
#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
It would be interesting to see what would happen to a fully filled maze if, once you got a steady continuous flow at the entrance and exit, you injected some dye into the water at the maze entrance.
It would have been even more interesting if this was not in the linked video!
Sorry, I didn't explain myself well enough. I mean start with the maze completely filled with water such that there's no pockets of air left, and water pressure is sufficient for water to race through continuously. Then introducing a distinct dye. The difference would be that it would have far less turbulence from splashing/pooling.
Re: Can water solve a maze? [video]
#133Reminded me: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_integrator The Water Integrator (Russian: Гидравлический интегратор Gidravlicheskiy integrator) was an early analog computer built in the Soviet Union in 1936 by Vladimir Sergeevich Lukyanov. It functioned by careful manipulation of water through a room full of interconnected pipes and pumps. The water level in various chambers (with precision to fractions of a milli…
When I first started learning EE I conceptualized it with water. Ie voltage / potential is a higher water level vs else where. But this takes it to a whole new level, impressive!
What's funny is the math is identical between resistor - inductor - capacitor circuits, spring - mass - damper mechanical systems, and tank - pipe - valve fluid systems. The main difference between them is how you calculate the equivalent of resistance, inductance, and capacitance.