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I came across this on Twitter. Someone had posted an image of the same experiment, and said they used it to teach their kid about quantum effects. Several repl
by rahimnathwani 4y ago
I came across this on Twitter. Someone had posted an image of the same experiment, and said they used it to teach their kid about quantum effects.
Several replies explained how the effect can be explained without quantum mechanics.
This article (linked in one of those comments) is so clear, and I'm amazed I haven't seen it on HN before.
- bowsamic 4y agoThat thread was a huge mess of confusion and misinformation. I hope I managed to dispel some confusions there
- gnicholas 4y agoIt's interesting to see the lack of HN consensus on what's going on, and even lack of satisfaction with explanations on normally-lauded YT channels such as 3B1B.
- rahimnathwani 4y agoIf you think this is polarizing (haha!) you should check out Veritasium and Electroboom on whether and how electricity/electrons flow in/around wires.
- cratermoon 4y agoI just watch Electroboom for the booms.