Amps, volts, watts...SEE what it really is all about.

[TheSolarBloke]

Say... they didn't look like watts to me. You were brave to grab them volts and I hope it no longer Hz your hands.

[sunfacts]

@TheSolarBloke Good one, but yes, volts and amps=vamps and it Hz.

[rambo631]

i LOVE YOU MAN..! LEARNING HAS OCCURRED

[sunfacts]

@rambo631 Learning...I'm beginning to think it is "the meaning of life". Thanks for your comment, you made my day. Live, love,...learn!

[JdawgEZ]

Great teaching, THANKS!!

[sunfacts]

@JdawgEZ You are very welcome. Thank you!

[The809Bomb]

I don't think you can holds electricity in your hands

[sunfacts]

@The809Bomb Well, in a way you can..., like when you're holding a battery. Does that count???

[matthewjamesroberts]

Thanks for putting this together!

[sunfacts]

@matthewjamesroberts Thank you for your comment. Everybody has a little something to give.

[seroyer2]

Those bastards at PGE are making me pay for this stuff and all I have to do is go down to the river and put it in a bag my self. I don't need there dams!!!!!!

[sunfacts]

@seroyer2 That's right, you're making a big mistake paying those guys. Just send me the money...trust me brother ;-)

[elvenyola]

i didnt know u could put electricity in a bag

[sunfacts]

@elvenyola With enough imagination, anything can be done.

[megapwn333]

that was fairly educational

[sunfacts]

Thanks...that was a fairly nice comment.

[megapwn333]

@sunfacts I don't get one thing tho, what loses the energy. I thought the energy was lost by coulomb ? I think by definition volt is energy lost or work done by coulomb as it travels from A to B of the battery measured in joules per coulomb ? but now i see that energy is produced from the coulomb traveling thought the wire as current ? so bigger potential difference the faster it goes the more energy it can produce ? and what about the resistance if its increased does it mean more energy will

[sunfacts]

@megapwn333 The watt is the energy lost or work done. One watt for one second is one joule. Voltage is a measure of potential. Hold a balloon of water (pretend one coulomb) 5 feet high and drop it. Now raise the same balloon of water (one coulomb again) twenty feet high and drop it. More potential at twenty feet, and that's voltage.

[sunfacts]

@megapwn333 Yes, you're right on the resistance. That's why those high power lines operate at such a high voltage. To overcome the resistance along the way. A car battery can't even push electricity through your body (if you hold a battery post in each hand). Now at 120 volts you can still move a bit and let go of the wires, and 200 volts makes it impossible to move.

Let me know what you think.

[megapwn333]

@sunfacts be lost because ull need more to drive the current through ?

[itsjustblue]

Very good

[sunfacts]

@greenman194

That was me... being electrocuted....for you ;-)

[sunfacts]

@LoveMyDogy

High volts, low amps, just like an electric fence, but higher volts than the fence and lower amps. Now if you have experienced a stun gun first hand, would you be kind enough to share your experience here in some detail as to the physical sensation it caused. Thanks for taking the time to add a comment.

[NidTerrible]

Best explanation yet.

[shotox21]

Thank you very much :)

[fishfrizbee]

I Like this Thanks



[cuban4life7]

Thank man.. I understand it know.. awesome explanation

[LTF85199]

thanks great explanation

[TheBadcop]

I've seen a lot of attempts to visually illustrate the difference between amps, volts, and watts and this may be my favorite. Simple and effective.

[sunfacts]

@TheBadcop

Thanks for your comments. You made my day........Guy

[sunfacts]

You know that 120 volts pushes electricity through the body quite easily, so yeah, that was shocking, but not as much as the time I felt 240 volts rip through my body. That was uniquely memorable. Thanks for your comment.

[waste9000]

WISH IT HASN'T "SHOCKED YOU TOO MUCH" HAH