📚 Torque is a measure of the force that can cause an object to rotate about an axis. Just as force is what causes an object to accelerate in linear kinematics, torque is what causes an object to acquire angular acceleration.

🧮 Torque is calculated by multiplying the force applied by the distance from the pivot point. The direction of the torque vector depends on the direction of the force. A longer lever arm or wrench can produce more torque.

Examples of Torque
🔩 Unscrewing A Bolt : A longer wrench can produce more torque, making it easier to loosen the bolt.
🏎️ Cars : The engine’s pistons create energy that the crankshaft converts into torque, which is then transmitted to the wheels.

𝚻 [ταυ] The symbol for Torque in engineering is Tau, the nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Interestingly, this same symbol, representing the strength of redirected force, was also used in ancient times to represent life or resurrection.

💡 I’ve been thinking about torque … how its applied, and how it impacts interactions, its affect on winemaking, or in building systems.

🔧 We’ve all tightened nuts on bolts, and we’ve all probably wondered at some point if it was tight enough, and maybe gave it another couple of twists just because. Or maybe backed off a twist because we thought we overdid it. Most of us are doing this by feel, touch and instinct, not always using a torque wrench to measure the specific Newton Meters [Nm], or Pound Feet [lb-ft].

👇We primarily use this same feel, touch and instinct, when we subconciously measure torque in our relationships, interactions, or blending wines. When force is applied, or energy is redirected, we can feel the impacts. While there are metrics that can be, and are, applied to all of this … I’ve gravitated towards trusting my instincts the older I get.

👌 In our relationships, professional and personal, we can feel when things have been pushed too far, or left too loose. When building new systems and protocols, we can intuit if things have been tightened up too much, just right, or are still too loose. When blending wine, I can tell when its too much, too little, or just right. You can measure all this, but really you can feel it, and that’s more accurate and effective.

🗜️ Many of us push ourselves and our projects to the limits, because that’s where the rewards are. Listening to our internal torque gauges helps keep things just right … not too tight, not too loose, just right! 🍷