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Electrical enigneering.

BrettNortje

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This is where you use power to make mechanical things work, or, simply use electricity to 'make things work.' this is a very broad field, with many applications, and, would make a fine addition to the engineering degree study if it were incorporated in a short concise way.

So, electricity comes from heat, and heat comes from friction. friction is where two things create energy between them by resistance coming between them - their charges make them push each other away or attract each other, like a set of magnets. this would see the two magnets being pushed together, if they are of similar charge, so that there is energy being created between them, of course. if you were to push your hands together, and you find you cannot push one hand without moving the other, then you will understand that mass is stored energy, where the energy pushes the other energy and vice versa.

If you want to use an elastic band, you could create energy to draw the band closer together by pulling it apart. this is because the band is creating energy by being separated from itself, not by charge, but rather by 'the bonds being separated.' this will be like stretching an old sock, because the sock has bonds, being made of matter, and these bonds are actually materials that can be compressed further, or, be stretched apart, because, they are 'weak bonds.' they are weak because they are not set in a compressed state, and, that means they could be made stronger by wetting them. conversely, if you were to ignite them, they would burn and the bonds would become gases, very smelly gases, but gases all the same, because the bonds are not strong.

So, if you want to generate power, you need strong bonds. hitting two stones together to make a spark for a fire is like having two very dense bits of matter come together for a moment to create a bond of electricity, heat or friction. this would be where the two dense things find no place for activity of the electrons spinning around each stone, and, then defaults some of the rock to a temporary bond where a 'spark' is created. this spark comes from the bond being there so briefly, as if you were strong enough to hit two similar magnets together, there would also be a spark, yes? this means the spark is there because of intense friction or heat, where it excites the electrons by smashing them into each other, like an explosion, you could say?
 
So, friction, heat and electricity causes energy. at a power plant, they typically burn coal to generate steam that pushes things around, like a bicycle, that creates energy too, which is stored. this would see the bicycle go forwards, pushing the person on it as they pedal. this means that friction from the pedals is creating energy with the chain, that it is 'frictioning' against, to steer the person forwards. in the power plant or the engine, the steam from the fuels are 'pushing pedals' to create energy which is stored inside a battery, energy that can push along the wires of power supply to push things inside your house, like lights and kettles, and, of course computers. this push will push through the light switch to push along the filament of the bulb to give light. it will also push through all those little wires on the motherboard to give energy to other things to push effects out of pixels on your monitor, of course.
 
The first step in becoming any kind of engineer is to learn your language,including how to spell.

Look at the title of this thread.

Do you see anything wrong with it?

:lol:

Those who can't spell correctly can't teach others anything.

Just sayin'.

In any case: What does this subject have to do with debating politics?

To me it looks like a total time-waster.
 
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The first step in becoming any kind of engineer is to learn your language,including how to spell.

Look at the title of this thread.

Do you see anything wrong with it?

:lol:

Those who can't spell correctly can't teach others anything.

Just sayin'.

There are more POLITE and friendly ways of saying what you said.

I will never understand why the anonymity of the internet brings out the most crudest behavior in some?
However, I do use it as a gage to indicate how some people will behave in a world without rules or social norms.
The internet is as close as it comes to a world without rules.

That being said, knowing the guy made a post about Electrical Engineering, one can already assume they have an above average education, but maybe not so much in English.

or....

Given the hour (0302 in the morning), it might just have been a simple typographical error.

Either way, shrubnose, I can see no reason for you to be abusive to them.

I am sure this post will get some of your snark thrown my way too, but sometimes certain truths just have to be said.

You could have just passed by, but for some reason you felt compelled to leave a nasty comment.

I guess it gets back to that anonymous, no rules thing on the internet I said earlier.

The one advantage of that thing is,... it lets us all know about the boiled down essence that is in a person's soul and heart.

a. some people see a thing and they walk away, knowing it does not affect them in any way.
b. some people see a thing and they offer constructive assistance.
c. some people see a thing and they make snarky comments.
d. some people see a thing and they attack viciously
e. some people see a thing and they use it as an opportunity to Reestablish their fragile superiority complex that must be fed at every opportunity.

then...

some people like me, can't seem to stop writing long after they have made their point, and bore the crap out of others with their long-winded posts that seem to go on forever....

...learning some new internet slang....TLDR
(I was recently "educated" on that slang a few days ago) :Oopsie
 
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Now, when this force pushes along the wires or insulated areas, where it is separated from escaping into the outside world, then it reaches the next point of the 'system.' this system is controlled by switches, which , depending on the switches on the outside, will send the force along desired paths and to desired devices. devices are like light bulbs and fans, for example.

To make the system respond in the desired way, we need to guide the electricity to the device. this can be done like a game of snakes and ladders, by placing ladders here and snakes there. you will need snakes to get rid of extra energy, and then filter that back to the main wires, where they will go to other places, other people, or be stored inside the wires 'until called for.'

Some devices will allow certain types of forces through, but these will just be different intensities or amounts of force, this will need different wires for different intensity wires that can run next to each other.

Then, there are radio frequencies. these are there for the different intensities of modulated signals. modulated signals are sent from modulators through the air with very low force, and, the radio receiver will pick this 'signal' up and then use power on it's side from wires to amplify this 'mini signal.' so, it would be like a writing a letter, where you short hand - which is a summarized version of the message - to the other side, where the person understands by reading it to themselves with the consonants. this is also like using a intercom system, where the principal talks through a box, that sends the sounds through the wires, to be unpacked on the other side. this is done by using syllables in the modulator to be amplified on the other side.
 
There are more POLITE and friendly ways of saying what you said.

I will never understand why the anonymity of the internet brings out the most crudest behavior in some?
However, I do use it as a gage to indicate how some people will behave in a world without rules or social norms.
The internet is as close as it comes to a world without rules.

That being said, knowing the guy made a post about Electrical Engineering, one can already assume they have an above average education, but maybe not so much in English.

or....

Given the hour (0302 in the morning), it might just have been a simple typographical error.

Either way, shrubnose, I can see no reason for you to be abusive to them.

I am sure this post will get some of your snark thrown my way too, but sometimes certain truths just have to be said.

You could have just passed by, but for some reason you felt compelled to leave a nasty comment.

I guess it gets back to that anonymous, no rules thing on the internet I said earlier.

The one advantage of that thing is,... it lets us all know about the boiled down essence that is in a person's soul and heart.

a. some people see a thing and they walk away, knowing it does not affect them in any way.
b. some people see a thing and they offer constructive assistance.
c. some people see a thing and they make snarky comments.
d. some people see a thing and they attack viciously
e. some people see a thing and they use it as an opportunity to Reestablish their fragile superiority complex that must be fed at every opportunity.

then...

some people like me, can't seem to stop writing long after they have made their point, and bore the crap out of others with their long-winded posts that seem to go on forever....

.
..learning some new internet slang....TLDR
(I was recently "educated" on that slang a few days ago) :Oopsie



I learned that one a long time ago and I didn't waste any time on your post.



Have a nice millisecond.
 
By the way.....a few question about this thread directed to the OP from me.

Q1. What might be the purpose of this thread, OP?

If it is tilted "Electrical Engineering" (with the typo corrected), would it not be better to include some commonly used terms used in the field?

Q2. If the purpose is to educate the layman of basic electrical principles, I would not use the term "Engineering" in the title. The layman is not interested in designing circuits or systems.

Q3. Why would you take it upon yourself to attempt to educate members on a political discussion forum stuff about Electrical Engineering, but not use commonly used terms in the field?

ie...Why did you omit voltage, current, resistance, power, frequency, amplitude, radio wave propagation, and other terms from your posts. If you desire to keep it simple, I can understand, but you still need to "talk the language", so to speak.

Just askin'.
 
I learned that one a long time ago and I didn't waste any time on your post.



Have a nice millisecond.

Seven (7) posts on this new thread. Two of them from you, and both are negative.

You must be a real charmer with the ladies, and at parties.

I worked with a guy, Rick, once who...

never smiled,
not once had a nice thing to say about anyone,
smoked like a chimney,
was more than a bit overweight,
had the skin on his face form into a permanent frown that was there 24/7,
saw no reason to attend any party or send a card to anyone,
had a wife that complained he was an embarrassment to take anywhere in public because of his attitude,
never passed up an opportunity to comment negatively on strangers or even those he knew.(sound familiar?)
had a wife who complained they never went anywhere,
had a spot at home where he planted himself the minute he got home and did not move from there until he went to bed.

one day we died right there in his spot, and she did not discover him until the next day.

At his funeral, there were exactly FOUR (4) people in attendance.
ME...I was paid to go as a company rep.
his wife
the preacher
and
his wife's nurse that helped her get around

It was a bit sad to experience when you look at it. Here this guy built a wall around himself to keep other people away, and it worked.

No one I know had anything good to say about him, because he was such a miserable and mean person to be around.

NONE of this is directed at you, in that I do not know you. It is, however, posted to let you see what is the result of the behavior you have shown so far on this thread and others.

Not that you care, but I felt it my obligation to at least show you this is not a nice way to behave, and the results of this behavior is dismal.
 
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By the way.....a few question about this thread directed to the OP from me.

Q1. What might be the purpose of this thread, OP?

If it is tilted "Electrical Engineering" (with the typo corrected), would it not be better to include some commonly used terms used in the field?

Q2. If the purpose is to educate the layman of basic electrical principles, I would not use the term "Engineering" in the title. The layman is not interested in designing circuits or systems.

Q3. Why would you take it upon yourself to attempt to educate members on a political discussion forum stuff about Electrical Engineering, but not use commonly used terms in the field?

ie...Why did you omit voltage, current, resistance, power, frequency, amplitude, radio wave propagation, and other terms from your posts. If you desire to keep it simple, I can understand, but you still need to "talk the language", so to speak.

Just askin'.

I am seeing if you understand, to see if children understand for their 'basics of sciences' courses i want to put together.
 
It's clear beyond words that the OP has no friggin idea what electrical engineering is.

It's also very clear he shouldn't be teaching kids any of this stuff.
 
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