by [email protected] | Dec 26, 2018 | Electrical Power
As a kid, my dad would always encourage me to try strange science experiments in order to pique my interest in the natural sciences. One day, he had purchased a new microwave, and was getting rid of the old one. He decided it would be fun to show me what happens to a...
by [email protected] | Dec 19, 2018 | Electrical Power, Electrical Safety
Electricity is a funny thing; you’re using it all the time, but rarely considering it. Outside of plugging things into your outlets, you rarely interact with your home’s electrical system; most people don’t even know how to read their electric meter. That means that...
by [email protected] | Dec 12, 2018 | Electrical Power
We’ve discussed vampire power at pretty great length; it is, in essence, the power your electronics use to do minor, mundane or altogether useless things when they’re not in use. Think of your microwave constantly displaying the time despite the fact you have a hyper...
by [email protected] | Dec 5, 2018 | Electrical Power
Electricity is omnipresent, but the average citizen doesn’t necessarily understand exactly how it works. That’s not surprising at all; the electron was only discovered in 1897, just over 100 years ago. No one expects everyone to understand precisely how electricity...
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