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Electricity Does NOT Flow Through Wires — Feynman's Disturbing Discovery
Listening to that is like waiting for a bowl of Tapioca to make a point.

The AI synopsis:
The idea that "electricity does not flow through wires" comes from physicist Richard Feynman's explanation that the common mental image of electrons rushing through wires like marbles in a pipe is misleading. Instead, the energy in an electrical circuit is carried by electromagnetic fields around the wires, not by the electrons themselves moving through the wire.

Feynman pointed out that the electrons in a wire move very slowly, and the actual energy transfer happens through the electromagnetic fields created by those electrons. This challenges the traditional notion that electricity is simply a flow of electrons inside the wire.

In summary, the "disturbing discovery" is that the wires themselves are not the primary carriers of electrical energy; rather, the energy flows in the fields surrounding the wires, which is a more accurate and profound understanding of how electricity works.
 

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Listening to that is like waiting for a bowl of Tapioca to make a point.

The AI synopsis:
The idea that "electricity does not flow through wires" comes from physicist Richard Feynman's explanation that the common mental image of electrons rushing through wires like marbles in a pipe is misleading. Instead, the energy in an electrical circuit is carried by electromagnetic fields around the wires, not by the electrons themselves moving through the wire.

Feynman pointed out that the electrons in a wire move very slowly, and the actual energy transfer happens through the electromagnetic fields created by those electrons. This challenges the traditional notion that electricity is simply a flow of electrons inside the wire.

In summary, the "disturbing discovery" is that the wires themselves are not the primary carriers of electrical energy; rather, the energy flows in the fields surrounding the wires, which is a more accurate and profound understanding of how electricity works.
What if the wire is isolated with say plastic where the electromagnetic fields created by the electrons are supposed to flow? Do you get a shock if you touch a live, isolated wire?
Feynman sounds a bit different to me. Rectangularly forward... like a scum pack over the rugby field... looks more like the real thing to me?
 
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What if the wire is isolated with say plastic where the electromagnetic fields created by the electrons are supposed to flow? Do you get a shock if you touch a live, isolated wire?
Feynman sounds a bit different to me. Rectangularly forward... like a scum pack over the rugby field... looks more like the real thing to me?
No clue.
I tried to clear dried paint from an electric socket I presumed the painters had cut the power to.
What am experience that was. :Broadly: