I'm an electrical engineer, this video should have millions of views. Easy to understand, no formulas, should be a per-requisite for anyone doing field work or just basic knowledge.
cheesegrillz
I remember seeing this demonstration when I was a little kid at the fair in Auburn California. Every year, they had this setup at the fair, and I always went to watch it with my mom and dad.
lukebaehr
At the age of 23 I am shocked looking at this. In all my school years I did not have a physics professor that teaches this properly. Just words and formulas without any visual examples. God have mercy on us because we are dumber than a rock.
ordanicu
If I had a master like him, the imagination and understanding of the topic might have been better.
The confidence in his eyes is outstanding.
yellankivijaykumar
A thing similiar to these exemples happened to some teens i used to know, lthey were like 11 and 14. they had problems with their family so they were always sleeping outdoor. one time they slept next to a light pole, around 2am it starts raining, the light pole had wire touching the ground it electrocuted them one of them lost a leg and his genetalia.
Samirtouf
Conductors do not have more electrons. They are not ions. They simply have weekly bounded electrons which allows them to move around more easily and share electrons with neighboring atoms. This allows electrons to flow.
kodfkdleepd
Very good presentation except for a very basic error at the beginning: 186, 000 miles per second is much more than 5 times around the Earth; it's almost 7.5 times
ITILII
Very nice demonstration, lots of useful information and actually showing what happens really helps the knowledge sink in more than simply telling. Something I'd really like to know is all the mechanics involved when a path is created from wall outlets to a body of water (such as the infamous hair drier and the bathtub)
TheZombiesAreComing
A tip for those who watch this using headphones on an Android: Go to settings -> Accessability -> Hearing -> Enable "Mono-sound"! Now you'll have sound in both ears! 😉👍
(Just don't forget to disable it again later, otherwise everything will sound terrible! xD)
Aerox
Electrical current doesn't just "go to ground". Electrical current goes to ground as a path back to its source.
truthseeker
very interesting, Im an electrician and the same age to the day as Mr Sherman, good presentation too
sparkyobrian
This is a great presentation, lots of easy to understand explanations. The visuals just make it better. Well done!
cathiejones
Very good presentation, and a great enthusiasm. Thank you!
newjargon
Question: for the example of the fallen cable on the house and car. Should you remain in the house and call 911?
chaseunkownmission
Very entertaining and informative I have subscribed to your channel. Although I’m in the UK, similar principles apply and these things are well worth learning.
chrisreynolds
Jesus Christ, how terrifying. I’ll try to become an electrician 😂
Ebvardh
This is an awesome presentation. I didn’t have this at my schools. Kind of glad. I would have been traumatized. Have you ever been in a horror movie, good sir? No, but seriously best presentation.
victoryvictorious
I had lightning strike above me striking a tree 500m at the edge of the town! Extremely loud!
LuigiCotocea
If you are next to a tree. Only one foot touches the ground and a lighting strikes in the tree...Do you feel it? You are like one resistor with one end not connected, no electricity can flow...is it correct?
pau_
buss bars not a place where bus drivers like Ralph Kramden ( Jackie Gleason & honeymooners ).
seems to me that phase to phase on a 7200 volt line would be close to 12, 500 volts.
