The Biggest Misconception About Electricity
Veritasium · 7 HN recommendations
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Veritasium argues that electric energy is carried by fields around the wires rather than by electrons moving through them, using a thought experiment with a large circuit.
Why HN recommends it: Often recommended as an eye-opening field-based explanation of electricity, though it was also controversial and criticized as pedantic.
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