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Go for it.

But if the program says there's motion further than the length of the pipe, what then?


well , I cant think of any reason it wouldnt go further than
the lenght of the pipe.

what then?

NASA perhaps.


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I don't want to decipher code to look for bugs.


I would use visual basic for something this simple.

however you might get lost in the code that writes the info
to a text file , flat for excell.

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If the program says there's no long term change in the pipe's velocity, will you still post the results?


sure , why not.


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What will your next step be?


try to contact someone within NASA I suppose.
what would you do if you were certain it would work?

3/4 inch of dust build up on the moon in 4.527 billion years,LOL and QM is fantasy science.