
While I was driving around on Sunday, I found this light post that was overlooking Manoa Park's Pool. It reminded me of current and electricity especially because this type of light needs to be lit extremely bright at night. Therefore, either the current needs to be high when it is switched on or the power source connected to the lightbulb needs to transfer large amounts of energy. Judging by the height of the light, the electricity must have to travel a fairly long distance before finally reaching the light bulb. To make the light as efficient as possible, the people who structured the light would have to have the least amount of energy lost while it is traveling to the top of the post. Copper wiring is probably used in the energy transfer as it is used in other infrastructure appliances. The entire circuit which involves the light post, probably has a switch that completes and then in-completes the circuit when it is turned off. Although it may seem simple, this light post relates to physics very well.
1 comment:
dude when was the last time you updated this thing?
Post a Comment