I think I am understanding Aaron as regards the Aether 'Flow'.
If I am understanding correctly, then the 'flow' exists because the center of a conglomerate mass (such as the Earth) is a sinkhole for the Aether. This means that the Aether flows into that sinkhole from all directions and mass is dragged with it but cannot flow through the portal.
Therefore, if we 'swim' against that flow, we expend energy to do so and the energy we use is applied to the work performed. It takes more energy to flow upstream than sideways across the stream. So if we swim upstream, then we can expect that the extra energy we spend will take us to a new position where we can allow the stream to act on us and push us back down stream.
According to that perspective; since the stream is always flowing there is no static potential - no static pressure - simply a constant flow from the vast reservoir of space flowing into the Aether Drain.
In real terms though, we have organized our verbal skills to describe energy. Our digestive systems are a remarkable tool for extracting stored energy. Solar energy is stored in plants in combinations of molecular bonds that our bodies are able to disassemble and use. If you pick the fruit for example, and make it into canned fruit and put on the shelf until a later time, it represents stored energy. Another example is the electrical charge in a Double A battery. The batteries are charged months in advance and shipped to a store, we buy them and take them home and put them on the shelf. Then at some later time, we put them in our hand held remote and the energy allows us to change the channels on our TV from across the room. Without the batteries our remote does not function, but with them it functions well. Clearly in both examples there is a source of energy stored for a duration of time. Linguistically we call this stored energy "Potential Energy" because it must be applied to action before it becomes dynamic. So in our society we use the term 'Potential' to describe an available thing that is not yet applied. In terms of Energy, we have Potential vs. Kinetic or Static vs. Dynamic, or Inactive vs. Active. Therefore the word "Energy" does not necessarily have to denote action and it is considered to be noun:
Energy | Define Energy at Dictionary.com
Power on the other hand is not constrained to being a noun. Power can be a noun, a Verb, an adjective, a Verb phrase or even an idiom.
If you look at the Davidson Chart in the link from my previous post you will find a very strange entry. In that chart, Davidson shows the formulas for voltage and current, but then he introduces an odd one for energy: E=VI ??? Now when I saw this I recognized right away where he had made his mistake. He confused power with energy. The correct formula is P=VI
Now we can associate Power with energy by connecting it through work. The formula becomes: W=PT where W is work P is power and T is Time. And we have already posted the formula for W=ΔEk or the change in kinetic energy. So by combining these two, we find that ΔEk = PT or a change in kinetic energy equals power multiplied by time. The operative in that sentence is the word 'kinetic'. It denotes action.
But what about the word 'Force'? Here again we have a noun or a verb or an idom depending on the context. But there is an interesting thing implied by this term - continuous action. But this can be misleading because that continuous action may not result in any motion where two equal and opposite forces are in equilibrium. As long as the two forces are in continuous action against each other, no motion occurs. Let's take for example the common refrigerator magnet stuck to a vertical ferromagnetic metal surface here on the Earth. Here we have several forces at play that work together to find equilibrium. The magnetic force acts to hold the magnet to the metal, friction acts to prevent the magnet from sliding as does a certain amount of cohesion and adhesion. All combined, these forces prevent the orthogonal force of gravity from moving the magnet and therefore we conclude that the forces are in equilibrium. But, in order for this to remain true as time progresses, the actions must be continuous. Remove the opposing forces and the magnet falls to the ground. Are the forces static or dynamic? This depends on the context. At the atomic level everything is dynamic. But to the housewife that pins the grocery list to the fridge, it is static. Another example would be a boat moored at a dock in a river. The river places a constant and continuous force on the boat as does the mooring line. The two forces balance each other and the boat appears to to remain in a static state - but the forces are dynamic and continuous.
We are not alone in the confusion of terms. This matter became so problematic for science that a standard was setup and adopted known as SI Units that even has it's own writing style so that everyone reading it knows what they are reading. Here is a series of tables showing the conversions of various world known values into SI units: Conversion of units - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(you may want to book mark that for future reference)
You may notice then that the SI unit for energy is the Joule. One Joule is One Watt for One Second. J = W · s. It can also be described in reference to mass, distance and time: 1 J = 1 m·N = 1 kg·m²/s²
We also find that the SI unit for Potential Energy is the Joule. So this helps us to understand that there is an ability to apply this energy and get the same results as we would if we applied another form of energy such as electrical or mechanical. So if we roll a rock down a hill and it snaps a tree off, we can be sure that it expressed the same energy as would be required if we hooked a team of horses to that tree and used them to snap it off. And the beautiful thing is, we have the SI conversion formulas to compare the horsepower to the gravitational potential energy
Good Stuff!
If I am understanding correctly, then the 'flow' exists because the center of a conglomerate mass (such as the Earth) is a sinkhole for the Aether. This means that the Aether flows into that sinkhole from all directions and mass is dragged with it but cannot flow through the portal.
Therefore, if we 'swim' against that flow, we expend energy to do so and the energy we use is applied to the work performed. It takes more energy to flow upstream than sideways across the stream. So if we swim upstream, then we can expect that the extra energy we spend will take us to a new position where we can allow the stream to act on us and push us back down stream.
According to that perspective; since the stream is always flowing there is no static potential - no static pressure - simply a constant flow from the vast reservoir of space flowing into the Aether Drain.
In real terms though, we have organized our verbal skills to describe energy. Our digestive systems are a remarkable tool for extracting stored energy. Solar energy is stored in plants in combinations of molecular bonds that our bodies are able to disassemble and use. If you pick the fruit for example, and make it into canned fruit and put on the shelf until a later time, it represents stored energy. Another example is the electrical charge in a Double A battery. The batteries are charged months in advance and shipped to a store, we buy them and take them home and put them on the shelf. Then at some later time, we put them in our hand held remote and the energy allows us to change the channels on our TV from across the room. Without the batteries our remote does not function, but with them it functions well. Clearly in both examples there is a source of energy stored for a duration of time. Linguistically we call this stored energy "Potential Energy" because it must be applied to action before it becomes dynamic. So in our society we use the term 'Potential' to describe an available thing that is not yet applied. In terms of Energy, we have Potential vs. Kinetic or Static vs. Dynamic, or Inactive vs. Active. Therefore the word "Energy" does not necessarily have to denote action and it is considered to be noun:
Energy | Define Energy at Dictionary.com
Power on the other hand is not constrained to being a noun. Power can be a noun, a Verb, an adjective, a Verb phrase or even an idiom.
If you look at the Davidson Chart in the link from my previous post you will find a very strange entry. In that chart, Davidson shows the formulas for voltage and current, but then he introduces an odd one for energy: E=VI ??? Now when I saw this I recognized right away where he had made his mistake. He confused power with energy. The correct formula is P=VI
Now we can associate Power with energy by connecting it through work. The formula becomes: W=PT where W is work P is power and T is Time. And we have already posted the formula for W=ΔEk or the change in kinetic energy. So by combining these two, we find that ΔEk = PT or a change in kinetic energy equals power multiplied by time. The operative in that sentence is the word 'kinetic'. It denotes action.
But what about the word 'Force'? Here again we have a noun or a verb or an idom depending on the context. But there is an interesting thing implied by this term - continuous action. But this can be misleading because that continuous action may not result in any motion where two equal and opposite forces are in equilibrium. As long as the two forces are in continuous action against each other, no motion occurs. Let's take for example the common refrigerator magnet stuck to a vertical ferromagnetic metal surface here on the Earth. Here we have several forces at play that work together to find equilibrium. The magnetic force acts to hold the magnet to the metal, friction acts to prevent the magnet from sliding as does a certain amount of cohesion and adhesion. All combined, these forces prevent the orthogonal force of gravity from moving the magnet and therefore we conclude that the forces are in equilibrium. But, in order for this to remain true as time progresses, the actions must be continuous. Remove the opposing forces and the magnet falls to the ground. Are the forces static or dynamic? This depends on the context. At the atomic level everything is dynamic. But to the housewife that pins the grocery list to the fridge, it is static. Another example would be a boat moored at a dock in a river. The river places a constant and continuous force on the boat as does the mooring line. The two forces balance each other and the boat appears to to remain in a static state - but the forces are dynamic and continuous.
We are not alone in the confusion of terms. This matter became so problematic for science that a standard was setup and adopted known as SI Units that even has it's own writing style so that everyone reading it knows what they are reading. Here is a series of tables showing the conversions of various world known values into SI units: Conversion of units - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(you may want to book mark that for future reference)
You may notice then that the SI unit for energy is the Joule. One Joule is One Watt for One Second. J = W · s. It can also be described in reference to mass, distance and time: 1 J = 1 m·N = 1 kg·m²/s²
We also find that the SI unit for Potential Energy is the Joule. So this helps us to understand that there is an ability to apply this energy and get the same results as we would if we applied another form of energy such as electrical or mechanical. So if we roll a rock down a hill and it snaps a tree off, we can be sure that it expressed the same energy as would be required if we hooked a team of horses to that tree and used them to snap it off. And the beautiful thing is, we have the SI conversion formulas to compare the horsepower to the gravitational potential energy
Good Stuff!
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