[Pressure] keeps the electrons flowing in the wires to light the room and turn the motor in the AC unit
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if it worked that way kent, electrical outlets would fry anything near them.
@ Osiris: can call it pseudoscientist say the darnedest things so we can include supersport?
Electromotive force (Volts) is the ability to move current (Amperes) against resistance (Ohms). In terms of analogy, "pressure" applies.
Could it be that the illustrious Dockter Dino is actually acquiring a scientific education in his spare time?
Pressure makes the electrons spray out of the can when I press the nozzle. Small frogs make the electrons flow in wires, by a series of hi-pitched peeps which, being negatively charged, repel the electrons.
Anyways, the theory of electricity is just that. A theory.
This is why it is more expensive to run electrical appliances upstairs!
Now, lay some of that emf on me, Kent.
Better still is that KH attributes this particular phrase to God .
It could be some kind of an analogy. It could be that EMF is actually a "diffusion" of excess electrons through a system. It could be the KH has a very limited grasp of physics and likes putting half of his internal monologue on God.
You can guess which one I lean toward.
"[Pressure] keeps the electrons flowing in the wires to light the room and turn the motor in the AC unit"
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And testicular [Pressure] keeps Bubba flowing in your arsehole to light your eyes and 'turn the motor' in his AC/DC unit, Kentypoos, if you know what I mean.
>:D
Just for shits and giggles, I searched for "electrons" to see if there were any fundies out there that took issue with this most basic of scientific principles.
I was not prepared for this by any stretch.
ELECTRONS DO NOT ACTUALLY FLOW. That is not what "current" is. If you examine the speed of the electrons that's imparted by the electric field in the wire, it's usually on the order of millimeters per second. It would take half an hour for an electron to cross a ten-foot room at that rate, so that clearly isn't what happens.
You're both right and wrong at the same time. It's not really "pressure", it's either:
1. a magnetic field (AC, and with a few weird generator designs, DC as well)
-or-
2. a difference in electrical charge (DC)
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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