Leaky Electricity

a: Short circuit ~
b: a water pipe with a hole in it

What: "It's like having a water pipe with a valve closed. A short circuit is like having a water pipe with a hole in it, except with electricity, the leaking wire has to touch something that conducts electricity and is connected to a return path. Water will just go anywhere."

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Writer: mm
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Date: Oct 1 2013 7:38 PM


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