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How does electricity really flow?
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November 03, 2009 12:16PM
it really flows from + to - on DC if its AC it alternates. think
of it like water in a tube. when you put one end above the other
the water flows to the bottom. the top of the tube would be + and
the bottom would be -. i wasnt jokeing when i said it flows like
water.
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