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How does my hand amplify an FM radio signal?
I have a gizmo that broadcasts an FM radio signal from my phone's headphone socket to my car's radio antenna.
Sometimes, there's another station on the same frequency with a stronger signal and my ...
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Why don't electric workers get electrocuted when only touching one wire? [duplicate]
I know that when electricians work on the poles on the streets, if they only touch one wire at a time they will be fine. However, from my understanding, the negative wire is connected to a large ...
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How much energy was consumed when we turn on/off light?
My parents told me to turn off the light when I am not using it. But I remember my physics teacher told me that the action of turning on/off a light can cause huge energy. I am wondering how much is ...
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Relating milliampere-hours to watt-hours for batteries
I've seen many batteries that are measured in milliampere hours (mAh), while others are measured in watt hours (wh). How can I convert them between each other so that I can actually compare them? It's ...