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Re: [Phys-l] "Flow"

I have some difficulty with this entire thread:

The Earth does work on the weights as they fall.
The weights do work on the strings.
The strings do work on the paddle wheel.
The paddle wheel does work on the water molecules.
The average KE of the water molecules increases.
The temperature of the water increases.

How does the above avoid "reification"? It seems to me the above merely reifies "work" instead of "heat" or "momentum" or "energy" ... albeit the close juxtaposition of the verb "to do" with the noun "work" obfuscates the reification. Just asking ...

Peter Vajk
St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
Alameda, CA