----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 2:16 PM Subject: Re: What Does 'Almost Nothing' Weigh?
> > > >> Voltage is electrical pressure. > > No it's not. Voltage is a measurement of electric field potential. > In a > sense, it's a measure of how far downhill (in electrical terms) one > position is from another. > Voltage is often described as electrical pressure in texts for educating electrical workers. Often in relation to descriptions of the distance an arc will jump between 2 conductors at a given voltage or how far power can be conducted down a conductor without a voltage drop. The term "electrical pressure" is often used interchangeably with "potential" in such educational (with regard to electricians) situations. But I understand your objection as a technicality as our paradigms are certain to differ since the rigorous accuracy and specificity your field requires is mostly unnecessary in my field. <G> Electricians are for the most part quite ignorant on the subject of physics, I have met only one electrician who was better versed than I am (and I imagine your estimations of how little I know are generally accurate enough). You would likely get a good laugh if you could hear the conversations (rare) I've heard about whether electrons actually move or is it the "holes" that do the moving. (This is actually part of the electrical training curriculum and is pretty much misunderstood by everyone since fields and their relationship to electromagnetism is basically glossed over in favor of simple mechanical movement of electron explanations) I'm always open to understanding they modern physics paradigm of electrical theory. xponent Feeling Druggy At the Moment Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
