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A very technical discussion of why polyamory is better than serial monogamy: The problem with serial dating is the same as with serial circuits. If resistance starts to increase, you’re stuck: because V = IR, and R is increasing, I must decrease to hold the equality. Worse still, because P = IV, you’re just not going to have as much power with the

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[langs_place]

You wanna translate that for the non-engineers?

[finishing_last1]

Think of each of the squiggly lines as a spot where a water hose is cinched.

It's easier for the water to flow in the second diagram (where they're all seperate) than the first diagram where they're all in a row.

[langs_place]

I didn't follow the link...duh...I can totally follow that. :)

Thanks, though. :)

[obfuscate]

Bahahaha. Win.

[punkbeaver]

It all works in theory, but my dates keep squirming when I try to attatch the voltage meter to see how it works in the field.

[punkbeaver]

HOT!!!

[langs_place]

If I were drinking coffee right now, I think some might have come out of my nose. :)

[finishing_last1]

I love the analogy, it really gets my brain ticking (what with my major being electronics engineering)

A couple of thoughts to consider. No one (and I mean not one person) is a constant power supply, so it's safer to assume that the source is AC.

Initially, after we've put out the energy we look to our primary, who is the equivalent of a transformer. (if they support a poly lifestyle, they're a step-up transformer, and if they oppose it, they're a step down transformer.)

So how do we deal with our "alternating current"? Well, this is somewhat simple, your friends. You're friends act as both a rectifier (keeping you're output positive) and inductor/capacitor tanks, filtering energy and keeping you in "faze".

Each of the women should actually be represented as a "load" because in actuality they are performing some function, otherwise we wouldn't be supplying the power.

Finally, our spirituality (note I don't say religion) represents the "ground"

[langs_place]

*smile* Geeks are so hot. :)

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You EE people scare me. :)

[nekouken]

The only problem with the analogy is that in parallel, it's less likely to spot a critical problem with any one of the relationships. Lisa's high resistance may make any additional trouble she may cause less noticable; if your average current isn't substantially hurt by increased resistance, you're more likely to assume everything is within tolerance, and then when Lisa overloads and catches fire, you're taken completely unaware.

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Hm. The catching-on-fire could be prevented with a fuse on each relationship, couldn't it? And maybe a fuse on the circuit as a whole, just to be safe.

I'd rather pull the whole circuit down long enough to address the problem and find a new fuse than have anything burst into flames.

[nekouken]

It's here, I believe, the analogy falls apart.