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For electrical systems: the electrons have two possible routes, through one pipe or through the other.

Think of draining a barrel: with one hole it takes time. Making another hole now the water can float through two parallel ports.

Serial would mean: first through one, then through the other. Like connecting not two hoses next to each other, but behind each other: water now first has to go through hose #1, then through hose #2. This is less easy than just through one.

With resistors this would mean: in parallel the total resistance of the two resistors is lower than the lowest of the two. With serial the total resistance is higher than the highest two.

A bit like tourniquettes: two next each other can work double as much people: they work in parallel.

With two tourniquettes behind each other people are slowed down even more.

With kind regards,

Henk

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