I'm a chemistry geek, as much as I detest it. I can make connections to real life.
I haven't just learned how forward and reverse reactions occur, I've learned about love.
There are four important things that must be present for the equilibrium to be established.
(Four key factors in any successful relationship)
1. A closed systemNothing enters or leaves the system, it's a constant back and forth between the same chemicals.The equation doesn't change as the equilibrium relieves stress.
(The relationship is monogamous, the same two people with out bringing others into it. Everything that happens between them should not be effected by others. If either leaves, the relationship is over.)2. Forward/reverse reactions must occur at the same rateThe reaction rate must be the same so the system can achieve equilibrium.
(For true balance, there must be equal give and take.)3. Temperature must be constantThe temperature must stay the same or else the system will be forced to shift and regain equilibrium and thus be unstable.
(Things don't work out if one person has more passion (heat) than the other. One sided relationships rarely are worthwhile and are not a fair balance.)4. It must be achieved by starting with either the reactants or productsThe system can not commence to equilibrium if neither the sides will react.
(You actually have to take a chance and make an effort to have a relationship. If you don't ask them out, you cannot actually date them. If no one makes a move, nothing happens.)A relationship of any kind is a form of equilibrium, it requires both sides of the equation to work at the same rate and in symmetry. According to Le Chatelier's principle, if a stress is applied to the equilibrium system, it must shift to relieve it. This is comparable to one person doing something that hurts the other, if the responsibility doesn't shift to the guilty the relationship will fail.
That's how you explain the give/take of relationships in geek speak.
It also is a great tool for studying, transferring seemingly useless concepts into real life.
Do you ever find yourself connecting things you learn(ed) in school to life?Would you take the advice of someone if they supported it with a geeky explanation?
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Comments (38)
haha, i like this :)
i like this
Your theory is interesting. But we run into the same problem that we do with Aristotle. Your system is a type of eros, a love based on certain conditions being met. Is there such a thing as an equal relationship? Aren't there times when one person tries and the other doesn't? Aren't there relationships where couples stay together even though one partner has cheated? Aren't there relationships where a partner exerts dominance over the other?
Sartre would go on to say that all relationships are a type of dominance. Foucault says that relationships are an exercise of power, though not necessarily dominance. Freud says that most people are stuck in a developmental level, and that their desires remain fixated on sex.
But at the end of the day, what is love? Sex? Commitment? Surely these things exist at times without the other. To put love into a system is convenient, but it's flawed. Like chemistry, there are formulas and then there are exceptions. The web of human relationships is a constantly shifting paradox. We wonder "Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight?" and there's absolutely no conceivable human explanation. But the most important question is this: can we really turn a human idea (love) into a physical law?
Kenneth
my SO would love this post, cause he'd actually get it without reading the brackets. i on the other hand...am NOT a chemistry major...hahaa...:)
My whole blog is that way. I'm a huge Astronomy nerd. I'm going to grad school to get my Ph. D. in Astrophysics.
@silverlocket_88@xanga - Oh, of course. The catalyst speeds the reaction up, without requiring a shift in the general equilibrium of an equation :)
@Animekenny@xanga - Haha, you make very good points. It all comes down to how simple you want to think. I'm perfectly happy for the time being to allow myself to accept this theory as plausible, it helps me understand more complex things. However, if you want to become philosophical, the words of a sixteen year old girl probably aren't very relevant.
@breaking_expectations@xanga - I just think it's funny how people try to find laws for human concepts. But I do tend to be the only one laughing in my Ancient Philosophy classes.
That's awesome. I needed to read the brackets in order to understand it though. I'm not a science person whatsoever.
That's adorable. Love the metaphors! I did make a connection to life with biology in a similar fashion, but I think it turned out very, very cheesy.
I'm a huge math geek. I love this.
Love is like pi, irrational and never ending and cannot be expressed as a fraction, yet it exists.
I almost always relate school things to life and this is a great post.
i can make anything out to be a geeky metaphor. xDD
Lol today I was talking to a friend and I was like... love isn't an emotion: emotions are elements that make up love. Love is a molecule.
I'm a music and psychology double major... everything I study and everything I come across in daily life seems applicable to my majors and everything in my majors applies to my daily life. It's great, and very illuminating at times! But there are still many mysteries...
interesting...
Gotta love me some chemistry!
@mooonshadow@xanga - "Love is a molecule," that's cute :)
You're even sweeter than glucose, wanna go back to my place and form a covalent bond?
I just had to!
This is excellent, in a most excellent way.
@Coffee_Kaioken@xanga - LOL. That made my day XD
@breaking_expectations@xanga - "Let's convert our potential energy to kinetic energy" was my favorite.
@Coffee_Kaioken@xanga - Ahaha. I love that it's hilarious because I know what's meant by it. A lot of people wouldn't get it XD
@breaking_expectations@xanga - I bet you feel special.
You are awesome. I'm a chemistry nerd, too. It's too bad I'm straight. Haha, just kidding. :]
I really loved this.