Two pace layers intermixed will be chaotic and slow.

2025-05-12 · Bits and Bobs 5/12/25

Two pace layers intermixed will be chaotic and slow.
- If you have two pace layers intermixed, they fight each other in an eddy current and neither can run at their fastest speed.
- When you split them apart they can go faster at their natural pace.
- Smooth is fast.
- Laminar flow is orders of magnitude faster and easier than turbulent flow.

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