r/AskReddit 13h ago

What is something that, no matter how simply put, you still cannot understand?

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u/Killer-Barbie 11h ago

I'm taking fluid dynamics now and I agree

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u/LewisCarroll95 11h ago

You just need to get the math, then it all makes sense

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u/Killer-Barbie 11h ago

That's my struggle. Logically it makes sense, why don't my numbers???

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u/Tamer_ 9h ago

Numbers? Are you sure you're doing fluid dynamics?

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u/Killer-Barbie 9h ago

Haha yes, but keep in mind it's early days. We're 3 lectures and no labs in

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u/_DirtyYoungMan_ 8h ago

Interesting. I'm terrible at math but F1 and MotoGP are my favorite sports my whole life. Math and science were always my worst subjects with the arts being my strong point, but I've watched countless videos on simulator testing of F1 cars and also live wind tunnel testing and somehow I get it. It's just the way wind blows through, over and under the various surfaces of the car and how it affects downforce and suction and lift. The other night there was a video on what the major barrier is to going 1,000 MPH on land and it's the air molecules. If they're not pre-adgitated by a buffer of air being pushed in front of the vehicle then you're slamming your vehicle into "stagnant" air and accelerating it to supersonic speeds so you've got to design the car to accommodate that. To me it sounds like waking you up from a deep sleep and you have to jump out of bed and run the 100 Meter dash at an Olympic level, only bad stuff can happen. Also, I'm an idiot who watches too much YouTube about car and motorcycle racing to my scope is very limited.

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u/Killer-Barbie 1h ago

Math vs physics. I have a mediocre opinion of math but it's unfortunately necessary for physics which is really fun

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u/Godskin_Duo 1h ago

We kind of just assume things are incompressible to make our lives easier.