Re:Visualizing Electricity
by mickfaraday on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:35PM
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Yes, the main advantage over those models is that it uses atoms that are essentially shaped and moving as atoms do.
Perhaps the gearbox of your car is a relatable phenomenon for you. The breath mints are shaped like gears lol.
Re:Visualizing Electricity
by jillesvangurp on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:31PM
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Perhaps a better analogy is Newton's cradle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cradle
The ticking beads don't really move but transfer energy to each other. That's maybe a more useful analogy than the notion of beads or water moving through some pipe.
I'm not a physicist of course but I get that what was explained to me in high school (many decades ago) was probably a bit of an oversimplification. Ticking beads lose some energy as they smash into each other. Hence thin wires heat up and glow.
This is probably cringe-worthy enough for anyone who actually studies this for a living; so I'll stop right there ;-)
Re:Visualizing Electricity
by mickfaraday on Monday May 11, 2020 @11:17PM
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Same idea but momentum is angular in our model. Like the gearbox of a car.
At least the water and beads analogies help, because they are something I have a previous understanding of.
For what it's worth, I enjoyed the music and the typeface. Made me hang onto watching the video much longer than I would have otherwise. The VO is also good.