How Electricity Works

Electricity is a marvelous thing. It's everywhere we go. Even if we're off the grid, it helps our bodies. Electricity is energy, and energy is motion, therefore, electricity is technically motion. We move, and so we have electricity within ourselves. Electricity can be a very dangerous thing, yet so helpful. For instance, when you're struck by lightning, your chances of living (based on where struck) can be slim. A phone charger on the hand, as but a blunt weapon that cannot shock you to death. Many people don't quite grasp what electricity is though. One interesting fact about electricity is as follows. When you rub a balloon against your head, and touch it to the ceiling, it stays. This is electricity at work. Electricity is the attraction of a positive charge to a negative charge. Wait, wait, that's magnetism right? Yes, but electricity plays a part as well. Electricity wasn't truly started until the electron was found. The protons, well, they don't like the electrons, but the electrons like the protons, so the electrons push and push to get to the protons in an atom, but they can't, and this causes movement. That's why electrons move around the nucleus (containing the protons). Electricity contains a few different units. Voltage (V), current (I), and resistance (r). V is measured in Volts, I in amps, and r in ohms. No, there is no meditation involved. A nice analogy is plumbing pipes. The voltage is equivelant to the water pressure, the current equivelant to the flow rate, and resistance is like the pipe size. The equation is I=V/r. Electric power is measured in watts (P). P=VI. That's electricity! Enjoy your new found knowledge, but don't electricute yourself, your doctor would wonder if you need mental help.