Economy: January 2011 Archives
I learned about diffusion and effusion in High School chemisty.
Don't go away - this is actually pretty easy to understand. Note that I have taken Chemistry three times (once in High School twice in college) and have never completed it. If I can get this, anyone can.
Basically, diffusion means that the random movement of particles leads to them being evenly distributed within a container. This is why there is breathable oxygen everywhere and carbon dioxide doesn't stay built up around our bodies - the gases diffuse throughout the atmosphere.
Here's an easy-to-understand video:
Diffusion is natural. It's different from gravity, however, in that it doesn't concentrate mass: it distributes it.
Imagine if the random movement of food distributed it evenly across the world.
Imagine if the random movement of wealth distributed it evenly across the world, so everyone had enough for clothing and shelter.
Could diffusion be the natural solution to suffering?
Don't go away - this is actually pretty easy to understand. Note that I have taken Chemistry three times (once in High School twice in college) and have never completed it. If I can get this, anyone can.
Basically, diffusion means that the random movement of particles leads to them being evenly distributed within a container. This is why there is breathable oxygen everywhere and carbon dioxide doesn't stay built up around our bodies - the gases diffuse throughout the atmosphere.
Here's an easy-to-understand video:
Diffusion is natural. It's different from gravity, however, in that it doesn't concentrate mass: it distributes it.
Imagine if the random movement of food distributed it evenly across the world.
Imagine if the random movement of wealth distributed it evenly across the world, so everyone had enough for clothing and shelter.
Could diffusion be the natural solution to suffering?
