TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?message-squaremessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down12
arrow-up1153arrow-down1message-squareWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareCylonBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoI find it fascinating that electricity is fast enough that this is a thing. You would never get this wrong with water, and if you did things wouldn’t work right, but electricity is basically instant.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoInterestingly, electron flow is only a few mm/minute, on average. The field propagation travels at around 2/3 the speed of light (200,000,000m/s).
I find it fascinating that electricity is fast enough that this is a thing. You would never get this wrong with water, and if you did things wouldn’t work right, but electricity is basically instant.
Interestingly, electron flow is only a few mm/minute, on average. The field propagation travels at around 2/3 the speed of light (200,000,000m/s).