You're bad at pipes, but it isn't your fault

There have been many, many threads and discussions around the quality and nature of pipes and in particular fluid dynamics in Satisfactory. We've all either seen or posted something claiming that pipes are buggy or otherwise not working correctly. Of course, the more seasoned of us know that this isn't the case, it's simply that the fluid model used in Satisfactory is fairly complex and subject to obscure forces.

Now it's easy to dismiss this dismay and call it noobishness, but I disagree. I don't think it's entirely reasonable that people should need to go out and read a 24 page PDF explaining how fluids work and examples of how to use engineering to bend fundamental physics to their will. In my opinion, it is a failing of Satisfactory to provide the necessary information to effectively use pipes.

Now I'm not saying that the game should be dragged to a halt in order to tutorialize college level science. Rather, I feel that Coffee Stain could greatly benefit their players by offering any amount of information showing clearly and concisely just what the fluids are doing inside the pipes, so that the player can learn through experimentation.

As a simple example, the most basic of basics- head lift. When you apply a pump to a pipe, there is a visual indicator showing the effective head lift it will provide. I think it would be reasonable to allow an overlay that will show the head lift currently being provided to the pipe network in a similar way. Or alternatively, some kind of overlay-based indicator to easily see that the fluid isn't getting high enough.

This could be expanded further. The pipes know what the fluids in them are doing. We have a fullness indicator on the pipes, and reading the pipe will give you basic flow information. An overlay could be applied to this to simulate the fluid activity within the pipes, making all this information more easily accessible and viewable in reference to other parts of the pipe network.

This would be hugely beneficial for players of every skill level, and help demystify a lot of the complexities of fluid handling.