Ctenoides ales, also known as the "electric disco clam," is lighting up tropical waters with its resemblance to a flashing neon light.
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In a laboratory at Oxford University sits the Oxford Electric Bell, which has spent 176 years constantly ringing. And no-one's quite sure what the battery that powers it is made of...
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months ago • 625 views • 4:07YT: As the world switches to renewable energy - and we are switching - there's a problem you might not expect: balancing the grid. Rotational mass and system inertia are the things that keep your lights... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 828 views • 4:06Imagine how much hairier Medhi would be without all of these home electrolysis treatments! YouTube: An answer to your deepest question: how does the electrical pain change versus frequency. You don't... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 129 views • 3:16YouTube: The internet uses a lot of energy! But people have come up with ways to make it more efficient.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 week ago • 28 views • 4:39"What is the deal with electricity?'
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months ago • 21 views • 4:31YouTube: A Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 675 views • 4:33Energy is neither created nor destroyed — and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 9 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 292 views • 4:44"One of the most common questions people ask about electric eels is, 'Why don't they electrocute themselves?'"
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 191 views • 4:36Various ways of turning electricity into light.
posted by wormwood 1 decade 3 months ago • 300 views • 2:58Did all that at 14. Very interesting, reminds me of Tesla.
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posted by chicchorea 1 decade 6 months ago • 279 views • 7:05From YT: How does a transistor work? Our lives depend on this device. When I mentioned to people that I was doing a video on transistors, they would say "as in a transistor radio?" Yes! That's exactly... continue reading
posted by mxxcon 1 decade 10 months 1 week ago • 55 views • 6:00Youtube Description: This 50 minutes long BBC documentary film is aired in the year 2011. The BBC film says it is the first and the most technological advance in the world, ancient chariot racing, the... continue reading
posted by oohlalasassoon 1 decade 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 556 views • 48:32WHY? YouTube: Have you always wondered if you electrocuted yourself, which type of electricity would hurt more: AC (Alternating Current) or DC (Direct Current)? Wait no more!
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 336 views • 4:10This is a really nice demonstration, and explanation of, what happens when you drop a magnet down a conducting non-magnetic tube. YouTube Description: Huge thanks to the Royal Institution, Professor... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 228 views • 3:50YouTube Description: Professor Roger Bowley uses fuse wire, magnets and electrical current for a quick demonstration.
posted by Zifnab 1 decade 1 year 9 months ago • 709 views • 4:40Originally called hydrogen inflammable air when he discovered it until he breathed it in and blew it out over a candle... tested electricity by measuring how much agony it caused him... and did experiments... continue reading
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