fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoThe speed of lightmander.xyzimagemessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1698arrow-down18
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minus-squareZink@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI think they do move, but it’s slower than you might think. The voltage / EMF / potential travels super fast on the same order of magnitude as the speed of light, but the net motion of the electrons in a DC current flow slower than WE can move.
I think they do move, but it’s slower than you might think. The voltage / EMF / potential travels super fast on the same order of magnitude as the speed of light, but the net motion of the electrons in a DC current flow slower than WE can move.