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Explain it to me like I am 5. Everybody should know what this is about.

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ELI5: How does electricity actually transfer energy? (kbin.social)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I could visualize your description of this, but ONLY because I recalled this great little Steve Mould video where he talks about a really neat toy called Spintronics. It teaches electricity through the analogy of gears, ratchets, and pulleys of a "mechanical circuit."