Electrical engineers use water as a metaphor for electric current, and Tai Chi instructors compare chi (the life force) to water; this is a table of correspondences. Thanks to Wikipedia for the images.
electric |
electronics equation |
water metaphor |
wikipedia image | chi correspondance |
tai chi classics example |
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wire | I1 = I2 + I3 | pipe | channel | Energy is rooted in the foot, developed by the legs, directed by the waist, and manifested in the hands and fingers. | |
resistor | hair in pipe | tension | Never force anything | ||
inductor | turbine | overcoming hesitation | The more you practice, the easier it becomes. | ||
capacitor | rubber membrane | coiled spring | I am like a coiled spring; I am like a drawn bow. | ||
transistor | pressure actuated valve | alternating soft flow with fa jing | two ounces can redirect 1000 pounds | ||
diode | one-way valve | arrow of time | There's no going back. | ||
generator | pump | yin-yang oscillation (voltage) | first you go left, then you go right | ||
resonant frequency (LC circuit) | Everyone's Yin and Yang energy is personal and slightly different. |
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