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“Why does it get hot? Because when the electrons stream through it they bump and jostle their way along like rude boys on a crowded sidewalk. The atoms have to step a bit more lively to keep out of the way.”



I can be a bit dense sometimes, and the imagery helps me to grasp the concept. Fortunately, the book is packed full of descriptions like this.




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