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legnak (01/11/2016) [-] Don't quite color me stupid because I'm no scientist or anything but I think it's caused because the copper wire is coiled and connected to some form of conductor, thus making it electromagnetically active, and then the Iron knife is put through, which therefore excites the electrons and super-heats the blade.
If someone can correct any mistakes I'd greatly appreciate it.
If someone can correct any mistakes I'd greatly appreciate it.
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anon (01/11/2016) [-]
Easy way to visualize but not completely correct. : Electrons are one huge hive mentality. If some of them want to move, the rest want to move in the same way.
Electrons in the coiled copper are moving in droves (high current) and they are going back and forth fast ( relatively high frequency)
Electrons in knife want to move in the same way, and they do. Only problem, copper is like an clear highway, so the the electrons move freely (higher conductivity). There are some cars (atoms), but the highway is mostly empty. There are some collisions, but rare.
Knife's material (Steel?) is like a crowded street, but with electrons moving just as fast as electrons in copper. actually, because there are several copper loops (let's assume 4), the electrons in steel see the electrons in copper moving 4 times as much as they actually are. Electrons in steel try to move 4 times the amount of moving electrons in copper
Now imagine that amount of cars in that tight street. Electrons in steel starts colliding with everything; the street is one fire. Everything is a smouldering heap.
Electrons in the coiled copper are moving in droves (high current) and they are going back and forth fast ( relatively high frequency)
Electrons in knife want to move in the same way, and they do. Only problem, copper is like an clear highway, so the the electrons move freely (higher conductivity). There are some cars (atoms), but the highway is mostly empty. There are some collisions, but rare.
Knife's material (Steel?) is like a crowded street, but with electrons moving just as fast as electrons in copper. actually, because there are several copper loops (let's assume 4), the electrons in steel see the electrons in copper moving 4 times as much as they actually are. Electrons in steel try to move 4 times the amount of moving electrons in copper
Now imagine that amount of cars in that tight street. Electrons in steel starts colliding with everything; the street is one fire. Everything is a smouldering heap.
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ZipGhost (01/11/2016) [-] This will explain it better then I can through text.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvjgniMOe14
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvjgniMOe14
