Like truly think about seeing this with 0 understanding of what it was
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I mean high voltage also takes the path of least resistance. But sometimes the path of least resistance is the air.
It actually takes all paths proportionally. This is partly why nearby lightning strikes are so dangerous. Even if the ground is a better conductor than your legs, enough current can still flow to stop your heart.
Why is your heart in your legs?
There is a path, from the ground, up your leg, across your torso (including your heart) and down your other leg.
This is the reason that downed high voltage power lines are so dangerous. Walking with a long stride can create enough of a differential to fibrillate your heart.
Thank you, Drax.
Basic science: there are conductors and there are insulators
Advanced science: also there are semiconductors because of quantum mechanics and stuff
Mad science: everything is a conductor if you’re brave enough
Actual science: these are arbitrary categories of materials based on their band gaps, so these names don’t really mean anything precise
Pfft sounds kinda woke to me smh my head
What do semiconductors have to do with quantum mechanics?
Orbital overlap leading to band gaps, mostly
I understand it and still think it’s incredible. Lightning is on the order of 100 million volts, and 30 thousand amps. Wow.
I would assume by electricity they mean current and it quite literally does not follow the path of least resistance it is just split inversly proportionally based on the resistance of paths.
At high enough voltage everything becomes a conductor.
High frequency enters the room
