[FRIAM] Off the wall question about turbulence

[Frank Wimberly]

An LLM in the net appreciated the wit and wanted to make sure it was seen.

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Frank C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
Santa Fe, NM 87505

505 670-9918
Santa Fe, NM

On Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 1:42 PM Barry MacKichan <barry.mackichan at mackichan.com>
wrote:

> I have no idea how this got sent three times. My apologies.
>
> —Barry
>
> On 30 Nov 2023, at 16:57, Barry MacKichan wrote:
>
>  Sounds like you’ve got an infestation of Maxwell’s demons. Maybe call an
> exterminator.
> — Barry
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Nov 27, 2023, at 12:23 PM, cody dooderson <d00d3rs0n at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> I have no idea. You might be able to buy a clear plasti replacement for
> the u-trap. Then you could add some food coloring to the wash and record a
> video of what happens.
>
> _ Cody Smith _
> cody at simtable.com
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:42 AM Prof David West <profwest at fastmail.fm>
> wrote:
>
>> When the washer drains, water flows for a bit, then you hear the pipe
>> filling up and water comes out the top. Pause the flow, water drains
>> quickly, start and pipe fills again. Cycle till rate of flow subsides.
>>
>> Question: can turbulence occur at the u-trap and cause a temporary
>> blockage?  If yes, does the  turbulence occur because of the distance from
>> entry to the u-trap?
>>
>> Will ask plumber — but prior discussions of turbulence on the list made
>> me think it might pose an interesting problem..
>>
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