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Turns out "water in a pipe" is actually surprisingly accurate, just that the "waves" are sloshing around at half the speed of light.

https://youtu.be/2AXv49dDQJw?si=ZxRyiu8WwynUXwf_&t=655



I believe, at its best, it’s an incomplete model (which may be enough for most people). But it leaves out important aspects like magnetic field work and probably a host of aspects from quantum theory.

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/georgia-state-universit...


Ok, yeah, I'll agree with incomplete. Only useful for considering the bulk flow of electrons assuming no bulk EM field.

Thanks for the read.




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