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I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate
AlphaPhoenix · Dec 17, 2021 · 22m 49s
What this video covers
AlphaPhoenix builds a scaled-down version of the Veritasium electricity thought experiment using about a kilometer of wire and an oscilloscope. He measures how the signal actually propagates and explains the result.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN considers it the best experimental rebuttal and clarification of the Veritasium wire debate, with real measurements.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“the best "bunking" video, if I may call it that, is probably AlphaPheonix's”
“Yeah I really liked the AlphaPheonix video[0] where he actually built the thing in a field and explained the entire effect properly.”
“AlphaPhoenix did an amazing experiment to measure the speed of electricity FWIW.”