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I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate

AlphaPhoenix · 8 recommenders · 8 months

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 Hacker News readers recommend it: HN considers it the best experimental rebuttal and clarification of the Veritasium wire debate, with real measurements.

8 recommenders3 strong recommendations2021–2026
Electronics & circuit designFundamental physics#oscilloscope#transmission lines#veritasium#circuits#physics experiment

“Yeah I really liked the AlphaPheonix video[0] where he actually built the thing in a field and explained the entire effect properly.”

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