Allright. I'm curious about some of the general populace's knowledge about electricity. so I'm going to ask a few basic questions for statistical purpose. I'm running it here but also in several other places.

1- What is the Common Tension at which residential complexes run?

a) 347v/600
b) 120v/208
c) 110v/220
d) 120v/240

2- for a common house plug, what is the maximum current allowed through it before it blows?

a) 5A
b) 10A
c) 15A
d) 20A

3- Which of these currents is -not- triple phased?

a) 120v/208v
b) 120v/240v
c) 347v/600v
d) 138v/347v

4- On which current does electrical heating run? (2 answers)

a) 240v
b 24v
c) 347v
d) 600v

5- If you need something to run at a said wattage, but cannot reach the wattage without blowing a fuse, what can you do?

a) Raise the voltage
b) Raise the current
c) Replace the fuse with a penny
d) Add a second ground plug

6- Which of these currents can kill you in very little time?

a) 500mA and up
b) 25mA and up
c) 1µA and up
d) 1A and up

7- An electrical shock causes a reaction in your body. which of these statements is true?

a) Current causes burns
b) Voltage causes muscle and nerve stimulation (heart, etc..)
c) Current causes muscles and nerve stimulation
d) Neither effect happens.

8- to test an if an installation is working without using a voltmeter, what is the safest way?

a) hold the negative in onehand and and grab the hot wire
b) grab the hot wire
c) Place a finger on a metal surface and the other finger on the hot wire.
d) grab the ground plug and the negative wire

that is all! I figured those were simple enough questions, and those might just help you understand the very thing that makes our whole world go around, electricity.

Ooh wait. 8A!! 8A!! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

Hmm wait... according to 8c our friend has two fingers... must've happened when he tried 8a.

5C sounds like fun too. Make stuff blow up and short out! GLEE!

1 - c
2 - c
3 - unsure
4 - a ,c?
5 - a
6 - d
7 - c
8 - unsure

JG, you got 5 right. not bad!

and 8a isn't so bad really.. when it's only 120 volts. 240 and up starts to hurt.... but you can still survive.

and i've seen way too many occurences of 5c. opening up an old fuse panel in a house and, whoop... no fuses. only pennies!

"oh, i'll just put a penny in and buy a fuse later"

1. d
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. c
8. c?

Yay!

My dad's an electrical contractor. I've been on numerous jobs with him. I wasn't sure on the phase but now I know.

I'll answer all at once:

NO IDEA!

I took advanced Science in grade 9, and we did learn about curcuits and the how, what, where, and why's of it all too, but I don't remember any of it now (graduated).

Kyle got five too.

just a hint, if you take up one 1amp through your whole body (taking the hot and neutral wire in each hand makes the current go through your heart...) it's pretty risky. even if you don't feel anything you should go to the hospital right away because side effects can occur (blood clogs)

though taking only 120v is okay, because you'll never really hit 1 amp thanks to everyone's internal resistance.

God i feel like such an infobot now

keep guessing. I'll post the answers soon!

1.c
2 d
3 no idea
4 c,d ?
5 b
6 Isn't mA miliamperes?
7 b
8 b

Smock got none right

*high fives SMOCK*

Yea...Yeah!!

havent a flickin clue

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Crrrrrrrrrrazy Americans. Looks like some of the questions are different.

1. c
2. c
3. Either b or d, I'm not sure which
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. ? I'm guessing a, but they're not burns in the traditional sense. Just fries your nerve endings.
8. d

I'm taking circuit theory now, so I know some of these. But really, I'm much better at calculating current or voltage across an element, or a Thevenin's equialent etc. than I am at this "common knowledge."

Hell if I know, for any of those...

I'm not even gonna attempt, you americans/canadians/whereever run on a different system from us.

I used to know about 5 years ago but I don't now.

Total guessing

1.) d
2.) c
3.) a
4.) a
5.) b
6.) d
7.) b
8.) c

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