Impeding Flow

I was about to go for a swim, and I noticed that I was taking off my iPod and my headphones before entering the water. The change of medium from air to water is an impediment; it literally distorts the physical sound waves so that the previously lucid music becomes muddled and unintelligible. Disregarding that aspect of impediment, there would obviously be some sort of electrical malfunction once the electronics make contact with the water. Throughout the semester, I attempted to piece together interactions, and display the uncontrolled but progressive flow; this notion of hindering, however, is not something I considered until recently. The reason it went unnoticed is because it cannot be analyzed until the ability to recognize its influence is gained. How would you know you were going to perform a certain action, or have a certain thought if you never even experienced it? This leads to an overwhelming sense of infinite possibility that one can never encounter, yet the impediment needs to exist so this chaotic path will never be taken. Even when considering the Lichtenberg Figure, the clear medium gives the energized electrons a space in which to travel, but its size restricts its advancement and ultimate shape. Though failure was often discussed and encouraged, impediment is different because it does necessarily facilitate a completely new undertaking, but rather an alternate route, and unlike failure it is much more insidious only because it cannot be immediately recognized. This realization of impediment is now requiring me to make some changes to my internet history model, for it only shows what materialized, and lacks the ability to expose possible road blocks.