[time-nuts] "Q for dummies"

[Dave Daniel]

That doesn’t really illustrate the fundamental concept of Q. I’ll try and think of something that is still non-mathematical but nonetheless illustrates the concept of Q.

DaveD

> On Jan 26, 2021, at 07:28, Ole Petter Ronningen <opronningen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, All
> 
> I am going to give a presentation to non-nuts, and in one of the slides I
> touch on Q - not wanting to spend more than a sentence or two on the
> subject, I wonder if the following analogy works:
> 
> "A quality long-stemmed, thin-walled wine glass will ring for a long time
> after we give it a little tap - this is high Q. A thick-walled, stubby milk
> glass will barely ring at all, just a dull "plink" - this is low Q. The
> energy we put in dies out very quickly."
> 
> As I am sure is embarrassingly evident, I have a rather tentative grip on
> the subject myself..
> 
> Ole
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