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How Electricity Actually Works

In November of last year I posted a Vertasium YT vid titled "The Big Misconception About Electricity".  Well it caused quite a stir and like an arachnid had many legs many of which attempted to draw A'gonrs into the poison fangs!

Well, here is the follow-up to that original vid which caused quite a stir in the "intellectual" community as well.

Vertasium "How Electricity Actually Works".

 

This does have implications for our audio cabling...

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deludedaudiophile
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czarivey
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electric signal travels through the conductor approximately 5c i.e. 5 speeds of light

 

I assume you made a typo?

 

Regarding EE texts, you have reviewed all of them?   I have to expect people making these statements are not themselves students of 4+ year engineering disciplines.  I took a quick search for curriculums and noted virtually all have at least one course in electricity and magnetism that covers electrical and magnetic fields, delves into Maxwell's equations, etc.   Some undergrad have antenna theory though this seems to be more Master's level. It would impossible to take such a course and have a purely electrons view of electricity.

 

 

djones51
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This does have implications for our audio cabling...

I haven't seen anyone explain how...does it have any implication for wireless speakers? 

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oldrooney
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@rodman99999 
I managed to get through the first page of the discussion you referenced and there had already been two pleas to steer it off to a siding. I noted that ‘This discussion is closed’ sign. I don’t believe that discussion had anywhere to go, like you say; I had hopes for this one. 

jea48
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@czarivey

Current doesn’t carry the signal. The electric charge moves too slow... As slow as cold Maple Syrup. Electrons don’t carry the signal either. They pretty much vibrate in place and hardly move at all. And the signal definitely does not flow back in forth from the source to the load. The signal travels is one direction from the source to the load in the form of an electromagnet wave in the space between the conductors at near the speed of of light in a vacuum.

As for Ralph Morrison you obviously don’t understand what he is saying.

It is also obvious you didn’t read the other link I provided for you to read.

jea48
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deludedaudiophile
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@jea48

 

I skimmed it. What were you questioning?

@deludedaudiophile

I wasn’t questioning anything the educator had to say. I just wanted to see if you agreed....

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