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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Dielectric breakdown Memes

Posts tagged with Dielectric breakdown

Time To Go Bzzzt

Physics Science Engineering
6 months ago 13.9K views 0 shares
Time To Go Bzzzt
Electricity's personality changes drastically with voltage! Low voltage current is like that rule-following nerd who politely asks for permission slips—following conductors and obeying Ohm's law by taking paths of least resistance. High voltage, though? Total chaos energy. It transforms into a raging beast that creates its own conductive plasma channel through AIR ITSELF. That lightning bolt isn't asking for permission—it's tearing through the dielectric breakdown voltage of air (~3 million V/m) and ionizing a path wherever it pleases. It's basically electricity going from "may I please use the designated pathway?" to "I'LL MAKE MY OWN PATH THROUGH LITERAL SPACE!"

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