Why is electricity so hard to understand? (1989)

Re:Why is electricity so hard to understand? (1989) by ziml77 on Saturday March 06, 2021 @08:48AM (#26367301)

THAT is what high tension wires are?! I've always seen it in the context of the massive transmission lines, so I thought it meant that the wires themselves were under high tension from their weight.

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Re:Why is electricity so hard to understand? (1989) by tantalor on Saturday March 06, 2021 @08:52AM (#26367322)

I was today years old when I learned...

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Re:Why is electricity so hard to understand? (1989) by SilasX on Saturday March 06, 2021 @11:02AM (#26368267)

Similarly, I thought it meant because they were stretched to high tension to avoid sagging as much.

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