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by aeonik 126 days ago
Inductance is like a pipe with a flywheel inside it. the water pushes through the impeller/flywheel. the flywheel resists any changes to motion.
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Or just a long pipe where the inertia of the water resists change in motion. This is what causes the "water hammer" effect which is a problem for plumbers, but a great thing for all kinds of fun experiments, e.g. creating predictable cavitation [0].

[0]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321225042_A_novel_w...

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