Shocking facts about electricity - 6 Minute English

When visiting another country and taking our electronic goods we may find ourselves checking plugs and voltage, looking for an adaptor and trying to avoid blowing a fuse. Neil and Georgina talk about how electrical systems differs from country to country and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

This week's question
Who discovered electricity? Was it:
a) Thomas Edison
b) Alexander Graham Bell, or
c) Benjamin Franklin

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
frequency
how often something repeats; electrical current frequency is the number of times a wave repeats a positive-to-negative cycle

synchronous
occurring together at the same time, place or rate

a bit of a pickle
informal expression meaning a difficult situation with no obvious answer

charge up
get the power needed to work; recharge

anomalies
differences from what is usual or expected

solid state
electronics using semiconductors which have no moving parts and can automatically convert different electrical currents

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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[rahulpv]

What is the problem with generating electricity from rain? A lot of fans can be installed as the rain falls everywhere. Fans can be placed on top of the house, in the field and in the sea. If the number of fans is increased, more power can be produced. If the generator is movable, it can be moved after the rainy season.

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According to the listening, is it possible to buy a laptop and when you travel abroad it is no neccesary to use an adpator? If so, what are the brands that you have to buy? Thanks.

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Can I say in a pickle without bit
For example : I hate being in a pickle as it makes be frustrated and stressed
Q2/ it’s an old fashioned expression as Cambridge dictionary says? Or it has commonly used 🤔

[tleshovzhandos]

It is debatable topic, who invented electricity. Even though it was discussed in Ancient Greek. There is no doubt that Franklin was a first person who tried to explain, what does electricy mean. Although, it is widely agreed that there was not a person who INVENTED electricity, it was a complex invention.

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[sally]

Acdc
How differ power
Converter plug
Whos discovered power?
C.benz
Bbc expert .
Teethbrush was not charged
Laptops was ok(machine itself control)

[minhandrew]

In the script I find this sentence hard to understand: "It’s an invisible, natural force at work in everything from lightning storms to
the electrical sparks firing our brains", particularly the part "electrical sparks firing our brains". What is that part supposed to mean?

[petartrbojevic]

Nikola Tesla invented Electricity this is a lie that Franklin invented it.

[ОльгаК-гж]

Hi. What does it mean " ...electrical sparks firing our brains"?
Is there a litteral or figurative sense?
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