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How Do Outlets Work?
It’s important to have an outlet for a lot of things; for your anger, for your creativity, for basically any emotions that would overflow in unhealthy ways if you didn’t channel them in some way. You want outlet malls, so you can find the best deals on otherwise...
The War of the Currents
Format wars are always interesting; two companies put out products or technologies in the same market, and they compete for total market dominance. You might remember famous format wars of the past; VHS vs Betamax, Blu-Ray vs HD DVD (remember when data came on disks?...
How Electricity Saved Québec from Darkness
There was a period of time, little known to anglophone Canadians outside Québec, called the Great Darkness. During this period, the government of Maurice Duplessis ruled almost continuously from 1939 to 1960, with a brief period of Liberal rule from 1940 to 1944. The...
Short Circuits
Ever had appliance stop working properly all of the sudden, the claimed it short-circuited? A short circuit is a term people use for almost any malfunctioning electrical device, but in the world of electricians, the term refers to a specific occurrence that’s somewhat...
Modern Energy Disasters
Modern life without a constant stream of energy would be its own disaster; hospitals would shut down, heating and cooling would cease to function, our information infrastructure would cease to be, food would rot, and everything would generally fall into chaos and...
The Sources of Electricity, Part II
Electricity drives our world. In part one, we examined non-renewable sources of electricity, comparing their efficacy, environmental impact, cost, and reliability. Here, we will do the same with renewable sources of electricity, in an effort to establish the...
The Sources of Electricity, Part I
Electrical power is essential to the running of our modern society; if you’re reading this, you’re using electricity. How it’s generated is critical to long-term social well-being; the efficacity, reliability, cost, and environmental consequences of electricity...
How The Power Grid Works
You flip a light switch, and the light turns on; the longer you have the lights on, the more your utility will charge you for power. Simple enough; how the electricity got to your house, though, is another thing altogether. Most people have a cursory idea of how the...
What Caused That Blackout?
You’re sitting at home, enjoying a movie on Netflix with your partner - all of the sudden everything goes black. You check the breaker, but everything seems okay; you look out into the street and notice the streetlights are off. You get on your cell phone, which...
The Smart Grid
Electricity is one of the most important commodities in the world. From lighting your reading lamp for a story before bedtime, to running the world’s largest hospitals, life without it is almost unfathomable. The electrical grids that we use have been expanded and...
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