The Emergence Machine

Drain

physical · Household · Level 5 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

A channel for carrying away water through a pipe system, utilizing gravity to move water downward by harnessing the force of gravity acting on the mass of the water within the pipe.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “drain” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0DrainPipe TubeGravityMaterialMetalWaterForceFormMassSubstanceActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesDrainL5GravityL3Pipe TubeL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Gravity L3 (requires)
    Drains use gravity to move water downward through a pipe system
  • Pipe Tube L4 (requires)
    Channel for carrying away water -- understanding pipe-tube is a prerequisite