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Explaining Veritasium Electricity Video: Energy doesn’t flow in wires (with Eric Bogatin)

How long does it take to turn on a light if the switch, battery and light are on the Earth, but the cable connecting them goes to the Moon and back? Super interesting discussion about Veritasium electricity misconception video. Thank you Eric
Chapters:
  • 00:00What this video is going to be about
  • 00:58What is the circuit we are going to talk about
  • 02:59Explaining transmission line - the basics needed to understand our problem and solution
  • 10:55LED placed at the end of transmission line - explaining what will be happening
  • 33:23Explaining what will be happening if the cable goes to the moon and back
  • 48:18The answer