Zap, Crackle and Pop: The Story of Electricity

Ғылым және технология

Dr Marty Jopson leads us through the story of electricity in a show buzzing with demonstrations. Have we tamed electricity? From the Ancient Greeks to Faraday’s genius, this show puts the awesome back into electricity.
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Join Dr Marty Jopson, the BBC One Show’s resident scientist as he takes a sparky journey through the story of electricity. Do you know the difference between current and voltage? With the aid of the audience, Marty will explain. From the Ancient Greeks, through Faraday’s genius, this show aims to put the awesome back into electricity. You may think we have electricity tamed, but are you sure? A show chock full of demonstrations and a plucked chicken. Expect an electrifying performance.
Marty Jopson is a science TV presenter, live show performer, writer and strange prop builder. He is most famous from the BBC's The One Show, on which he has reported on the mathematical formula, Benford’s Law, the origins of the seismograph, the sound mirrors of Denge, the ban on lead in petrol, and the invention of lava lamps.
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  • @owenlatchford1758
    @owenlatchford17586 жыл бұрын

    Dude I wish I had a teacher as passionate as this Guy

  • @robertdiggins7578

    @robertdiggins7578

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, after 20 years working in university teaching/education colleges,I can tell you that they are purging experts and streamlining their dumbing down strategy by only hiring "education" majors as faculty. So, they're experts in... teaching. But they have no expertise to depart to the students. So, the schools are full of "teachers" who teach "teaching"? No. They teach obedience and authoritarianism, as a priority. There are exceptions, but they are decreasing in number. I just pulled my child out of middle school. There's no reason to waste so much time there and lose all family and social time outside of school. It's gotten exponentially worse, since I was in school, and many parents either don't realize it or don't have the ability to be home with their children. My parents and grandparents were teachers. I grew up with respect for public institutions. They're no longer public. What's coming is even worse. Social Impact Bonds.

  • @gehtdianschasau8372

    @gehtdianschasau8372

    3 жыл бұрын

    He has so much energy, it's electric (or coke)

  • @michaelferguson5611

    @michaelferguson5611

    3 жыл бұрын

    True. Did wish a bit more detail about Ohms law to the kids. Either way love his passion as a teacher.

  • @tuyetang8372

    @tuyetang8372

    3 жыл бұрын

    Q1

  • @hankw5086
    @hankw50865 жыл бұрын

    I greatly appreciate having heard the following explanation of voltage vs. current in the first semester of my college electronics program: If you compare an electrical circuit to a plumbing system, the current equates to the flow rate, the voltage equates to the water pressure, and the resistance or impedance equates to a partial blockage in one of the pipes.

  • @BkkaPunyosuk

    @BkkaPunyosuk

    2 жыл бұрын

    рнлмм

  • @MadScientist267

    @MadScientist267

    Жыл бұрын

    The water analogy is useful only at about that level... It breaks quickly. But yes it's a useful tool in the introduction phase. Get completely out of it as soon as you can, or you will just confuse yourself later.

  • @S-I-T
    @S-I-T5 жыл бұрын

    How could anyone dislike this vid? This guy is brilliant.

  • @shishkabobby
    @shishkabobby8 жыл бұрын

    Another really good reason to use the back of hand to test for electricity is if you do get shocked, your muscle will contract. if you end up grabbing a wire, you are in for serious damage. So using the back of the hand is much safer.

  • @qqqqqqqqqq7488

    @qqqqqqqqqq7488

    5 жыл бұрын

    Once you get a lot of experience, you'll want to use a multi-meter or other test equipment because it is a lot safer than using your heart as a fuse.

  • @catnium

    @catnium

    3 жыл бұрын

    thats why we use Tesla's AC system so you can actually let go

  • @shishkabobby

    @shishkabobby

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@catnium Having smelled burnt electrician in the Cavendish Laboratory, I can assure you that you cannot let go if you contact a hot AC line, no matter which side of the Atlantic you are one.

  • @benh8312
    @benh83123 жыл бұрын

    " my guys Galvani and Volta" - one of my favourite lines from this

  • @fazalabbas7347

    @fazalabbas7347

    3 жыл бұрын

    8iiooi. B6

  • @fazalabbas7347

    @fazalabbas7347

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hhuuji898

  • @arumutami9177

    @arumutami9177

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fazalabbas7347 hhhhxjj

  • @billhopen
    @billhopen7 жыл бұрын

    this dude is a high voltage teacher...greatshow

  • @blackguard93

    @blackguard93

    4 жыл бұрын

    ...heh

  • @SimplyARobin
    @SimplyARobin8 жыл бұрын

    I love his energy!

  • @alstewart9212
    @alstewart92128 жыл бұрын

    My grandson Jeff told me about this interesting site to inspire young people.

  • @claytonmatthews6301

    @claytonmatthews6301

    3 жыл бұрын

    cool

  • @polomolo8159
    @polomolo81598 жыл бұрын

    Very entertaining and educative. I enjoyed watching it till the end.

  • @-_Nuke_-
    @-_Nuke_-8 жыл бұрын

    So... I had to wait for 25 years untill this man makes me understand what volts realy are... shame on my teachers on school...

  • @-_Nuke_-

    @-_Nuke_-

    7 жыл бұрын

    Eddie Wu haha

  • @oo0Spyder0oo

    @oo0Spyder0oo

    5 жыл бұрын

    So you waited 25 years when you could have picked up a book? Teachers aren't responsible for your lack of learning,.

  • @PeterMilanovski

    @PeterMilanovski

    4 жыл бұрын

    You still don't understand even after watching this man, he's talking but not even he has realize what he is saying. His first mistake, static electricity? WTF? There's no such thing!... In order for electricity to be electricity it has to have a current.... He also talks about positive and negative electrons? What he doesn't understand is that when you rub the two different item's together, electrons transfer from one item to the other and then you have one item that has an excess of electrons and the other with less than it started off with... This is basically what you would call a static electric CHARGE... Yeah it's changed and it's not moving so there's no current and no electricity until you create and complete a circuit... Once the circuit is complete, the electrons begin to flow, the transformation from a charged static state to a flow of current takes place, this is literally the spark that you see... When the items reach equilibrium in their states of charge, they return to their neutral states and the current of electrons stops and then you are essentially back to the beginning.... Remember! Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, you can only transfer or transform it... Watch the video again and you can clearly see that he's talking a lot but he really doesn't understand what he is saying and basically just confusing people even more! The topic of static electricity is that one topic that very few people understand due to the fact that everyone calls it electricity, when in fact it's a electric CHARGE... The two are definitely related but they are not the same thing! Once you can understand that! Everything else just falls into place and begins to make sense... You didn't know this, and that's the reason why it's taken so so long to make any sense of it...

  • @humphrex

    @humphrex

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah watch again, he is talking about static electricity-generators aka non-moving parts in the generator

  • @iamjackalope

    @iamjackalope

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@PeterMilanovski I was thinking the same thing and was wondering why he wasn't using water as an analogy that people can actually understand as they are so similar that they share a lot of the same terminology like current, banks, flow, static, etc. Water is used in most electrical text books 101 to describe the behavior of electricity and is easily understandable. He also doesn't mention any thing about electricity going to ground which is a basic fundamental of electricity. Especially when you are talking about lightning. Plus he doesn't give a hats off to Tesla who brought electricity to the masses with AC power.

  • @ShaunBauidhNoBas
    @ShaunBauidhNoBas6 жыл бұрын

    Looked forward to these lectures every Xmas as a kid. Great to find them here. Thoroughly entertaining.

  • @Ivorbiggin

    @Ivorbiggin

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same Here

  • @m032682daniel
    @m032682daniel8 жыл бұрын

    what a nice bloke. dr. Jopson sir, i am a fan.

  • @bangyahead1
    @bangyahead18 жыл бұрын

    Great talk. Can't help but appreciate his enthusiasm..

  • @RAMII19780529
    @RAMII197805296 жыл бұрын

    I love the enthusiasm of this guy!

  • @thundercloud7850
    @thundercloud78502 жыл бұрын

    This is a fantastic presentation delivered with excellence!

  • @fireangel6038
    @fireangel60386 жыл бұрын

    As a maintenance electrician judging by all the times I've had the piss shocked out of me id say no, we have not tamed electricity

  • @TheMeanAdmin

    @TheMeanAdmin

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seconded...

  • @bitTorrenter

    @bitTorrenter

    2 жыл бұрын

    That awful feeling when you feel like someone is shaking your arm too vigorously.

  • @DeputatKaktus
    @DeputatKaktus6 жыл бұрын

    39:08 Doc: ...so you won’t be struck by lightning. Cayla: *grinning* Doc: Unfortunately.... Cayla: O.o

  • @totalfreedom45
    @totalfreedom458 жыл бұрын

    This cool dude awakens the child in all of us. Excellent hands-on presentation. Thanx Dr Jopson! 😊

  • @gurtek08
    @gurtek082 жыл бұрын

    This is such a great presenter. Clear precise and engaging

  • @gabrielgonzalez1993
    @gabrielgonzalez19936 жыл бұрын

    This was great information on the genesis of pre-modern electricity. I would liked to have seen him continue his talk and bring us into modern technology; very entertaining lecture.

  • @MadScientist267

    @MadScientist267

    Жыл бұрын

    Except it's so far off on so many levels. Dumbed *too* far down. 🙄

  • @shawniscoolerthanyou
    @shawniscoolerthanyou8 жыл бұрын

    At 18:08 you can see his display flip out when he discharges the van de Graaff.

  • @milesk7465
    @milesk74658 жыл бұрын

    Awesome presentation!!!!

  • @heynando
    @heynando8 жыл бұрын

    loved this guy, his vibe passion and charisma are quite unique, extremely captivating.

  • @obone8015

    @obone8015

    7 жыл бұрын

    hahahahahahahaa nice one lmao

  • @78tag

    @78tag

    6 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me more of a carnie show.

  • @seekter-kafa

    @seekter-kafa

    6 жыл бұрын

    he's on the brink of a coronary

  • @dragonmage9148

    @dragonmage9148

    5 жыл бұрын

    50 seconds in and I feel the same!

  • @doggonemess1
    @doggonemess18 жыл бұрын

    Mark Twain mixed with Simon Pegg.

  • @jondunmore4268

    @jondunmore4268

    4 жыл бұрын

    ... with a little bit of Russell Brand mixed in...

  • @xapemanx
    @xapemanx8 жыл бұрын

    Good Show!, Tuning in from Canada!

  • @Iphap420

    @Iphap420

    6 жыл бұрын

    Toronto : )

  • @samygunamm3328
    @samygunamm33287 жыл бұрын

    It was a most realistic lecture i had ever heared

  • @basteagui

    @basteagui

    6 жыл бұрын

    you two could make a superasian supergay baby

  • @eugenetalley7447
    @eugenetalley74472 жыл бұрын

    You are todays Faraday. One that inspires us all.

  • @themadengineer1050
    @themadengineer10507 жыл бұрын

    funniest teacher ever! i hope i get a professor like you even though that might be a stretch

  • @weirdandfatf1175

    @weirdandfatf1175

    2 жыл бұрын

    HyujjjjkkkkloloooyuyggggyyhhhyhhuooooooooooollllllllllllllolkKmmubvgfvh. Jkkjijjjjjjjuii

  • @nikf3188
    @nikf31886 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant chap - perfectly suited to presenting & has character....a credit to science :)

  • @dangerdackel
    @dangerdackel8 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely great lecture and the delivery, wonderful.

  • @Bob-yl9pm
    @Bob-yl9pm2 жыл бұрын

    A single unit device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy is a CELL. A BATTERY is actually a group of more than one cells (usually in series).

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo5 жыл бұрын

    For greater impact for home viewers you could pass the audio and video cables close to the electrical demonstrations to get live interference - giving more immersion.

  • @mixolydian2010
    @mixolydian20102 жыл бұрын

    Little boy playing with feathers is funny at 31:00. Cheers for the lecture great fun for all the kids there.

  • @peterbustin8604
    @peterbustin86046 жыл бұрын

    Inspirational stuff. Would love to go to one of his lectures !

  • @MadScientist267

    @MadScientist267

    Жыл бұрын

    Why 🙄 He's destroying half of the explanations

  • @eimearoboyle209
    @eimearoboyle2095 жыл бұрын

    That guy was doing that experiment in my school today. Hes really lively and funny!

  • @adinga6174
    @adinga61743 жыл бұрын

    One of the best physics lecture I've ever seen😍😍😍😍

  • @jme2261
    @jme22617 ай бұрын

    All teachers should have his enthusiasm

  • @Dr10Jeeps
    @Dr10Jeeps5 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent, informative, and interesting talk hosted by the Royal Institution. Thank you RI and Dr. Jopson.

  • @medo2011m
    @medo2011m6 жыл бұрын

    59:30 we used on everyday electricity untamed shutdowns So i think i have the wisdom "experience-wise" to give u some preventive tips: A- since ur mobile device is 2014 or newer. *- install any enjoyable offline game. *- pack ur entertainment ;), who knows it's never enough. B- don't go out, the dogs think it's the planet of apes i mean dogs

  • @isaacmaina3616
    @isaacmaina36166 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation this electromagnetic lectures for real Marty is fantastic indeed.

  • @nahidbonna6485
    @nahidbonna64854 жыл бұрын

    Infinite love and respect.......

  • @BrainStirmKZ
    @BrainStirmKZ5 жыл бұрын

    This is the funniest demonstration i've watched so far. Now off to find the next one.. and the next.. :D

  • @marcm1428
    @marcm14288 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thanks for your help!

  • @jamesgornall5731
    @jamesgornall57314 жыл бұрын

    A highly charged presentation. Well done!

  • @dragonslairchess5638

    @dragonslairchess5638

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looooll

  • @skookapalooza2016
    @skookapalooza20162 жыл бұрын

    Cool demonstrations with great presentation by the lecturer.

  • @gilloselton824
    @gilloselton8243 жыл бұрын

    Dr Marty Jopson and Andrew Szydlo are my two faves :)

  • @SirHiggalot
    @SirHiggalot8 жыл бұрын

    That kid REALLY wanted to ask a question.

  • @jamieh4148

    @jamieh4148

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shut up kid.

  • @paulahowell1420

    @paulahowell1420

    4 жыл бұрын

    The real me that my I was hoping he would do ....answer the question!😊

  • @delphini8055

    @delphini8055

    4 жыл бұрын

    Answer a rhetorical question

  • @dickJohnsonpeter

    @dickJohnsonpeter

    3 жыл бұрын

    He wanted answer the question not ask one.

  • @seweywuwey

    @seweywuwey

    3 жыл бұрын

    😐

  • @theblueadventurer615
    @theblueadventurer6156 жыл бұрын

    I knew this video would not disappoint. Wish this guy would be my teacher in university.

  • @Sour__Soul
    @Sour__Soul5 жыл бұрын

    Love this guy

  • @sohangchopra6478
    @sohangchopra64782 жыл бұрын

    The wand thing in the beginning would make a good magic trick!

  • @Jemppu
    @Jemppu7 жыл бұрын

    Oh, oh! I've been thinking for the whole lecture who mr. Jopson reminds me of... there's something very Ismo Leikola about him (a Finnish stand-up comedian). In looks, mannerism, speech pattern and the subdued humour ^^'

  • @abdullahalmosalami2801
    @abdullahalmosalami28018 жыл бұрын

    Oh my! This guy is awesome just from talking! Great lecture :D

  • @josephdavis3472
    @josephdavis34724 жыл бұрын

    The Royal Institution hosts always entertain while they explain.

  • @ArjunKafirnew-eo1ev
    @ArjunKafirnew-eo1ev19 күн бұрын

    He is a passionate teacher😊

  • @PBeringer
    @PBeringer3 жыл бұрын

    Aww, my doggie got so adorably confused by the squeaking rubber chicken.

  • @james6401
    @james64015 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Faraday is my hero 😍

  • @divalivingston1664
    @divalivingston16642 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't sound like the odds are in your favor if caught in an electrical storm. Decades ago, I remember walking and seeing one in the distance, thinking how the sky looked so amazing. Listening to his talk, I'm glad I didn't get hit by a lightning bolt! Yikes! Such a great talk with lots of demonstrations keeping the audience and viewers engaged.

  • @zack_120
    @zack_1202 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic demonstration of electricity at the scientifically most prestigious room👏👏👏 The best live science lecture ever seen!

  • @faza553
    @faza5537 жыл бұрын

    Excellent showmanship - especially effective for teaching children. Adverse effects on health of excessive electrification of modern living?

  • @ThomasWinders
    @ThomasWinders8 жыл бұрын

    I feel some Ricky Gervais in the way he talks. And I do really appreciate that.

  • @voltare2amstereo
    @voltare2amstereo8 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed that, thanks

  • @altareggo
    @altareggo5 жыл бұрын

    "Why cats??".... lol this guy is cool!!

  • @catnium

    @catnium

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because.

  • @NathanOkun
    @NathanOkun5 жыл бұрын

    This can be used in a Holloween "ghost" show in all sorts of spooky ways. Great!

  • @ramamurthycherukupalli2873
    @ramamurthycherukupalli28733 жыл бұрын

    That surely was an Electrifying lecture . It felt as though the great Faraday has come down to his favourite lab under the name Dr Marty Jopson just to see if these later Fellows are upholding the wonderful scientific tradition he has created. Time machine is not a future invention. It is this very laboratory where the audience gets transported to wherever they want to go.

  • @christophercaballa1987
    @christophercaballa19878 жыл бұрын

    i was amazed by how he deliver those ideas i hope for more demonstrations hope to see it live need more demo for my class

  • @gazzacroy
    @gazzacroy2 жыл бұрын

    love this fella what a really good lecture :)

  • @AhmedAminNasr21
    @AhmedAminNasr213 жыл бұрын

    Great and stimulating...Please could you add to me what heart condition that contraindicate static electricity...

  • @simonsbriggs337
    @simonsbriggs3377 жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @lochinvar00465
    @lochinvar004654 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful explanation on the importance of cats. I had no idea that cats were the key that led us to electricity. Especially since they don't like it. There actually exists anti-cat mats to be put around a Christmas tree that charge up to high voltage which causes the cats hair to stand if it tries to walk on it.

  • @mickmcknight162
    @mickmcknight1625 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff, I enjoyed that...:)

  • @heron5045
    @heron50455 жыл бұрын

    Allthough I actualy knew all the principles and things he said (with ecception of the real inventor of the lightbulb), I foun this video verry entertaining, and can recomand it to people of al ages and knowledge levels

  • @ashutoshbhakuni303
    @ashutoshbhakuni3035 жыл бұрын

    Can someone please tell me what kind of vacuum pump did he use for Lindsay's bulb? What is its name and where can I get it online?

  • @gmotionedc5412
    @gmotionedc54123 жыл бұрын

    Awesome teacher!!

  • @thealstars2633
    @thealstars26333 жыл бұрын

    Love it carry on with the work hard

  • @realulli
    @realulli6 жыл бұрын

    I think Thales' discovery didn't go like Marty describes it, but rather like this: Thales is sitting in some kind of comfortable position, a cat on his lap, cat purring, Thales petting the cat. Thales is wearing some kind of rounded, polished piece of Amber jewelry, and rubs it along the cat's back (cat doesn't mind). Cat fur reacts (gets attracted), Thales wonders, "Hmm.. funny. Why does it do that?" The rest is history... ;-)

  • @rahul2000
    @rahul20005 жыл бұрын

    I wish i have you as my teacher I would have cleared my engineering entrance in 1st attempt...but have to give second attempt to get in a good college and now I'm in a good college with great placements but still do not have any professor like u in my college

  • @KrolPotato
    @KrolPotato2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is Kenneth Branagh's best performance!

  • @tayoneumann9533
    @tayoneumann95332 жыл бұрын

    This is great fun!

  • @gnamp
    @gnamp6 жыл бұрын

    The words 'horse has bolted' and 'stable door' spring to mind. 17:08 #bolt

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 Жыл бұрын

    This speech is why I called my son Zaps. the family was against it but I don't regret a thing.

  • @thephilosophersstonebook8223
    @thephilosophersstonebook82237 жыл бұрын

    great video!

  • @Ma_X64
    @Ma_X643 жыл бұрын

    Awesome lector! :D

  • @gilloselton824
    @gilloselton8243 жыл бұрын

    Great teacher :)

  • @Hellothere-lp3qv
    @Hellothere-lp3qv6 жыл бұрын

    "And Bob's your uncle, you got electricity"

  • @chemisrtyfromzerobyajitsir754
    @chemisrtyfromzerobyajitsir754 Жыл бұрын

    Mindblowing👌👍👍🤗. I really became your fan dear sir🙏

  • @MegaDicksplash
    @MegaDicksplash3 жыл бұрын

    4:58 that is all.

  • @HowTo-ge4kc
    @HowTo-ge4kc3 жыл бұрын

    Your daily fact: The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.

  • @schmetterlingsjaeger
    @schmetterlingsjaeger6 жыл бұрын

    This guy is electrified!

  • @lonnymoore2622
    @lonnymoore26226 жыл бұрын

    if only science class was this entertaining wen i was in scool

  • @buggsy5

    @buggsy5

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mine were, but I went to high school in the 16's. These days, the nanny state is getting where it won't even let students do simple chemistry experiments.

  • @celtgunn9775

    @celtgunn9775

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right?! I would have thrived in school had we had classes with instructors like this gentleman.

  • @physicsno1
    @physicsno17 жыл бұрын

    I would have put the lightbulb time line as Humphrey Davy, Warren De La Rue and then Joesph Swan. Thanks for the Lindsay connection.

  • @suhailbilal
    @suhailbilal6 жыл бұрын

    If I'll touch the single line of a generator(Honda) 230V AC while keeping other line connected to nothing not even taken out, can it kill me?

  • @GegoXaren
    @GegoXaren8 жыл бұрын

    IIRC form Cosmos (the latest series with DeGress Tyson) it was not Faraday who invented the electric motor, it was his assistant... (Might be remembering wrongly here)

  • @Arcopole

    @Arcopole

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** Faraday himself was the assistant (of Humphry Davy) who invented the basic electic motor.

  • @TheRoyalInstitution

    @TheRoyalInstitution

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** In 1821 Faraday didn't have an assitstant, he *was* the assistant. He saw that Humphry Davy and Wollaston were looking at one of Oersted's experiments, and then tried to work out what was happening himself. In fact, this caused some tension when Faraday later wrote up his paper but didn't mention Oersted or Wollaston's work. There were others around the world working on similar things, but Faraday was the first to get there. Here's a scan of the sketch from Faraday's notebook where he first jotted down the apparatus and theory behind it: 41.media.tumblr.com/f6fc0efba947b3d74a88303275ab503a/tumblr_inline_nrxosk51n01sio593_540.jpg And if you want to know more about the motor, we've got lots more here: rigb.org/our-history/iconic-objects/iconic-objects-list/faradays-motor

  • @GegoXaren

    @GegoXaren

    8 жыл бұрын

    Oh... OH... Damn brain...

  • @TheRecycledToys
    @TheRecycledToys5 жыл бұрын

    at 26:00 moisture in the room with all the bodies. Bet it worked during earllier test without bodies

  • @PPanos1968
    @PPanos19686 жыл бұрын

    How is forward bending in a storm prevent, in case of a lightning, your back, hips and legs from exploding like a tree does? Human body is also full of conductible fluids, and in case of thousands of Amps they will also (like the tree) convert to steam and kill you instantly.

  • @markissboi3583
    @markissboi35835 жыл бұрын

    ive watched this years ago ago ❓ but uno like movies you never take it all in the 1st time 51:30 Now here,s the 1st actual light bulb💡 unreal

  • @stv111play
    @stv111play20 күн бұрын

    the real hx of electricity would stagger the mind. what hasn't been researched is astounding

  • @ManiacxMulti
    @ManiacxMulti8 жыл бұрын

    The Royal Institution In the experiment at 47:41 why do you use that specific battery, it is a 12V battery but what is it's current? Does it have to be a particularly big current? Is it possible to combine the lemon-copper-zinc experiment and this one ?

  • @Arcopole

    @Arcopole

    8 жыл бұрын

    Jumping Eyeball You can use any battery, even the lemon-copper-zinc battery. But the maximum swirling speed of the metal rod depends on the magnitude of the current which in turn depends on the voltage. The lemon-copper-zinc battery produced only around 1V. The 12V battery induced a pretty evident swirl for us to spectate.

  • @maxximumb

    @maxximumb

    8 жыл бұрын

    Jumping Eyeball This is the battery www.maplin.co.uk/p/12v-sealed-lead-acid-battery-42ah-1-pack-l53ac a 12v 4.2Ah battery.

  • @richb313

    @richb313

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Marc van der Meer Actually the speed is more dependent on the voltage supplied as that is the controlling factor. The current will increase as the voltage goes up but if you supply that setup with a controlled power supply where you can keep the voltage low the speed will not increase. The size of the magnetic field is proportional to the voltage.

  • @buggsy5

    @buggsy5

    6 жыл бұрын

    Actually, it is the current, since that is what determines the size of the magnetic field. With a fixed resistance, the current is directly proportional to the voltage - assuming the source can produce the current. The lemon battery probably would not do so.

  • @ytubeanon
    @ytubeanon2 жыл бұрын

    41:30 I'm almost certain I've heard the right thing to do in a lightning storm is to lay flat on the ground

  • @cyberprompt
    @cyberprompt4 жыл бұрын

    I usually love the speakers at the Royal Institution. Usually.

  • @olivermahoney2309
    @olivermahoney23098 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Fun and full of enthusiasm!

  • @gorillaau

    @gorillaau

    8 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. A great lecture for children and adults alike.

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