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Current does NOT take the Path of Least Resistance!

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Electric current has to obey certain rules, like taking the path of least resistance. But when rules are that simple, they tend to be a little wrong. Let's see if we can write a better one. Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator Vanessa R Bradley - Thumbnail ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS The Quantum Source of Charge Conservation:    • Where Does Electric Charge Come From?   ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS ElectroBOOM on Kirchhoff's Laws:    • LUMPED MODEL, Kirchhoff Circuit Laws ...   ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon:   / scienceasylum   YouTube Membership:    / @scienceasylum   Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/a... Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceas... ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum …...more
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Current does NOT take the Path of Least Resistance!
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2021Jul 17
Electric current has to obey certain rules, like taking the path of least resistance. But when rules are that simple, they tend to be a little wrong. Let's see if we can write a better one. Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator Vanessa R Bradley - Thumbnail ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS The Quantum Source of Charge Conservation:    • Where Does Electric Charge Come From?   ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS ElectroBOOM on Kirchhoff's Laws:    • LUMPED MODEL, Kirchhoff Circuit Laws ...   ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon:   / scienceasylum   YouTube Membership:    / @scienceasylum   Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/a... Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceas... ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Matthew O'Connor, Nikolaos Vasiloglou II Asylum Orderlies: Fabio Manzini, Josiah Gleaton, Medec Hurtz Einsteinium Crazies: Bosphorus, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Ken Davis, LT Marshall, Wacky, L. Wayne Ausbrooks, Blank NA, Flying Monkey Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Madhu Subbu Platinum Crazies: André Weyermann, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jon Adams, Jonathan Reel, Kyle Bowles, Marcus Barcelos, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Stephen Blinn, Stephen Gailey, Tom Hawking, Troy Corbin, Vittorio Monaco, Donald Wilshe ________________________________ OTHER SOURCES http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/... http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/... ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS    • Scales do NOT measure Weight!   ________________________________ IMAGE CREDITS Gustav Kirchhoff: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Cold Open 00:29 Nuance 00:37 The Experiment 02:59 Better Rule 03:36 Charge Conservation 06:40 Kirchhoff's Current Law 07:56 What's a Junction? 08:38 Summary 09:37 Outro 10:03 Featured Comment

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