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Poiseuille's Law and the Flow of Love

F = phi, flow Flow from me to you, and you to me The fundament of what love must be Through the sacred conduit we build Hearts brought near, desire fulfilled It assumes our fluid love’s laminarity As turbulence creates uncertainty. ? = eta, viscosity When situations get thick and sticky, It will get proportionally tricky To keep the conversation going And keep the vitality flowing |?P| = the absolute pressure difference If we are both pushing, the conduit Cannot not let much go through it And to win the pushing match ensures a lack-- what little goes in will not come back. And if I overpressure you on any day Chances are you will be blown away. But when we freely give and receive A questioning heart begins to believe! L = Length The longer the heart has to stretch So proportionally harder it must push Although distance is a function of the mind Always close to me, you I can find. 8, p = constants To be each other’s constants in life A shield from the external strife And to “eight” some “pie,” I do assert Our life is better with this just dessert! No, true lovers would not deny, Happier is the couple who 8 more pi! 4 R = the fourth power of Radius The width of the connection, you see By far the most important for you and me. For if our connection grows twice as wide, Sixteen times the love will flow inside. But if the channel closes down by half to you Barely six percent of the love can squeak through And so we’ve seen this equation through A ratio so clearly not irrational to you A practical eye for fluid dynamics Will add to our loving flow mechanics! 3/8/16 To my sweetie, and anyone else who loves a nerd. Overall winner of the "Equations" contest.

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Date: 3/20/2016 12:10:00 AM
Clever and awesome Tom, Congratulations on your awesome "Equations win." LINDA
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/20/2016 6:05:00 AM
Thanks!!
Date: 3/15/2016 5:13:00 PM
Hi Tom, Thanks for entering my contest. Great poem, very unique Best wishes Anthony
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/15/2016 6:47:00 PM
Thanks, Anthony! Great contest!
Date: 3/15/2016 3:32:00 PM
Congrats Tom on your first place !
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/15/2016 4:16:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 3/15/2016 7:37:00 AM
Greetings Tom. Congrats on your first placement in the contest!!! ;-)
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/15/2016 7:50:00 AM
Thanks, Teddy!
Date: 3/15/2016 4:35:00 AM
A mega poem Tom. I like any science poem, so this one was a treat! You deserve to come 1st. Rhoda
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/15/2016 5:51:00 AM
Thanks, Rhoda!
Date: 3/14/2016 8:39:00 PM
Well done and congratulations to you, Tom.
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/14/2016 9:20:00 PM
Thanks, Lin!
Date: 3/14/2016 5:16:00 PM
Tom, brilliant! Congrats on your top placement! -luloo *smiles*
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Tom Quigley
Date: 3/14/2016 8:03:00 PM
Thank you!

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