• jaspersgroove@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Electricity does not take the path of least resistance. It takes every path available, inversely proportional to that paths resistance.

    When the voltage gets high enough, it will literally start ripping molecules apart in order to make its own path.

    Also, nice meme, nerd.

  • Draconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Silicon isn’t a conductor, it’s a semiconductor. Also conductivity is dependent on temperature, hot stuff usually conducts easier, though some things conduct easier when they are colder. Even at the low voltage it’s more complicated than “Conductors” and “Insulators” we learn in those ultra basic electronics guides online (or in school if you’re lucky).

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      4 months ago

      So… something weird happened with my phone, and I thought I clicked a link for electricity solving a maze and got this instead and it was… a uniquely confusing experience.

      But also weirdly nostalgic for back when confusing things happened on the internet all the time so… thanks?