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I don't think the water analogy is a good fit here. For me the revelation was that energy can also be radiated away. When we did basic circuit exercises we neve
by Matumio 6y ago
I don't think the water analogy is a good fit here. For me the revelation was that energy can also be radiated away. When we did basic circuit exercises we never talked about that. Energy was either stored or turned into heat. Not sure how you would explain electromagnetic radiation with water pipes.
- ahartmetz 6y agoGravity waves ;) - if they were many orders of magnitude stronger.
- pddpro 6y agoAnd that is what is called an analogy. Gives a simple and intuitive understanding but is not complete at all.
- LeifCarrotson 6y agoIf you actually build this on a PCB with typical ceramic or electrolytic capacitors and a MOSFET or mechanical switch, an insignificant amount of energy will be radiated. Most of the energy does go into heating the capacitors through their internal series resistance. Radiation could be the sound produced by the rushing water?
- Matumio 6y agoA steady current would also produce a rush of water, but I don't think you can get EM radiation with just a steady current. Well, but maybe... if you equalize two water tanks with a very fat pipe it will swap forth and back, causing the whole assembly, table, and room to rock?