In middle school, I took what we called 0 period PE so that I could do a double band period (symphonic and jazz) and that shit started at 640. Thankfully that was only 2 years, and these days I hate waking up before 730.
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Look up “potential difference” and that should make everything make a little more sense.
Basically, the voltage component of electricity wants to flow where the potential is less than itself. In a 120v circuit, the neutral is bonded to ground at the main for a reference of 0v, and you hot leg will find the path of least resistance to that 0v (through the devices we put in line of that circuit, be it lights, motors, etc). The current, or load, in amps, is the work being done by those devices in conjunction with the designed resistance.
Think of a simple incandescent light bulb. The filament has a certain level of resistance that’s designed to sustain a glow when power is applied to it. The 120v potential, trying to reach 0v ground, passes through that filament (the load), making it glow (the current draw is the amount of amps necessary to achieve its full brightness). A motor is similar; power passes through the windings, generating a magnetic field that react with magnets and spin the motor.
Basically, your voltage drives the power through its path to ground, and current is drawn by work being done. V multiplied by A is Watts (kW), or power consumed.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto News@lemmy.world•Trump administration says federal employees can encourage co-workers to "re-think" their religious beliefs32·2 days agoHail satan, and have a lovely day, madame.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Trump administration says federal employees can encourage co-workers to "re-think" their religious beliefsEnglish14·2 days agoRIP your public service career lol
Perhaps it’s time we call the men in white coats
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years, WSJ Poll Finds6·3 days agoThank you for your attention to this matter.
Electrician here, I’ve certainly felt electricity, and it sure ain’t pleasant.
And those generation alternators must be very confused.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto News@lemmy.world•The Worst ICE Agents Are Coming | Tens of billions of new dollars plus a rush to hire 10,000 new agents equals a disaster in the making2·3 days agoNo worries, be safe out there.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto News@lemmy.world•There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California's biggest legal one1·3 days agoSure, but that would make sense and doesn’t strike fear into the hearts of Americans, so it’s a waste of time for them.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto News@lemmy.world•Some Republicans aren't backing down from Epstein transparency push251·4 days agoSome deep web pedo site, it was leaked a little while ago. And shocker, they’re all right wing scumbags.
I guess I’m famous then.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto News@lemmy.world•The Worst ICE Agents Are Coming | Tens of billions of new dollars plus a rush to hire 10,000 new agents equals a disaster in the making9·4 days agoShort of hijacking a bulldozer and driving it through the exterior walls of these detention centers at risk of getting myself killed, I legit don’t know what to do with anything at this point.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto News@lemmy.world•The Worst ICE Agents Are Coming | Tens of billions of new dollars plus a rush to hire 10,000 new agents equals a disaster in the making12·4 days agoYup, combined with the EO from Friday allowing for involuntary civil commitment, more and more people outside latinos are going to start disappearing. I’m just waiting for them to consider having liberal views a mental disorder.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zipto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Does the average american, when naming a price of any given item, takes into account taxes or disregards it?3·4 days agoThat’s pretty much it. You have state, county, local/municipal taxes and it can get pretty convoluted real quick.
Bronze age, they’re zombies and so are you.