Aired (January 19, 2025): Have you ever wondered how fast electricity travels? Find out more here as we break down this fascinating phenomenon!
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00:00Wow! That's so beautiful!
00:03It's so cool, right? It's like the kids inside the Garapon, Mik-Mik!
00:07Yes! What is it called?
00:10It's called a Plasma Ball.
00:12Wow!
00:13And the kids that you see there,
00:16they're like the electricity coming from a high-voltage electrode.
00:22Oh, really?
00:24That's so scary!
00:27Don't be afraid, Mik-Mik.
00:29So that we can better understand how electricity works,
00:33it's better if we just watch this.
00:35Yes.
00:37Do you know how your phone charges?
00:40Or how the lights turn on?
00:44Or how your TV turns on?
00:45Because these are ordinary to us,
00:48we no longer notice the extraordinary science behind the appliances and gadgets we use.
00:54To the surprise of many,
00:56it wasn't Benjamin Franklin who invented electricity,
00:59because it's been around for a long time.
01:02Electricity is the natural electricity that is formed
01:05when electrons bounce between clouds and earth.
01:09Franklin proved that electricity is the source of electricity
01:12in his famous kite experiment.
01:14He was the first to use the terms positive and negative charge.
01:19Even though they didn't invent it,
01:21Franklin and Thomas Edison helped to use the power of electricity in our house.
01:28Thomas Edison built the first power plant in 1882 in New York City.
01:34It provided electricity to 85 buildings.
01:37Now, power plants provide electricity to thousands of houses
01:42through power lines that are located underground and above the ground.
01:47Electricity travels at 90% the speed of light,
01:51or 186,000 miles per second.
01:54That's why it's so fast to turn on the things it's running.
02:00Trivia Timer!
02:02True or False?
02:04Appliances don't use electricity when they're off.
02:09Off means there's no electricity, right?
02:12Not really.
02:13When appliances and electronics are off but still plugged,
02:18it uses idle electricity.
02:20So the answer is False.
02:2332% of the consumption of electricity in a house is from idle power.
02:28One way to save and reduce electricity costs
02:32is to unplug appliances and electronics when not in use.
02:43For more UN videos visit www.un.org