CURIOUS FACTS about ELECTRICITY.... Ancient Egyptian Electric fishLong before electricity was commonplace, people were aware of the power of electricity through lightning and shocks from electric fish. Ancient Egyptian texts refer to these fish as the “Thunderers of the Nile”. Patients suffering from ailments such as gout or headaches were told to touch electric fish in the hope that a powerful jolt might cure them. But DON’T try this at home! Lightning LighteningWe all know that lightning looks impressive – lighting up the sky and not forgetting the boom of thunder. Well, even though there are over 16 million lightning storms every year and with each lightning bolt unleashes around 500 million joules of energy, that’s not enough to be of any real use – that’s if we could even harness it! 500 million joules is equivalent to the daily consumption of just two households!
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:35:13 +0000
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