10 Shocking Electricity Facts

10 Shocking Electricity Facts

From Edison's lightbulb to Musk's Tesla, electricity powers our lives. Get into the current with our list of amazing and educational electricity facts.

1. The electric battery, which uses two different types of metal to create a continuous current, was invented in 1800 by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta.
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2. In the United States, the odds of being struck by lightning are roughly 1 in 750,000.

3. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, published a treatise in 1759 advocating the medical use of electricity. Wesley himself regularly electrified participants at the Methodist church headquarters.
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4. Of the 1,543 people executed in the U.S. in the last 46 years, 163 were killed with the electric chair.

5. It only took 3 years after Thomas Edison began selling his incandescent light bulb for technological advances to allow for the price of lamps to drop by over 90%.
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6. During an attempt to use electrocution to kill the turkey meant for his Christmas dinner party, Benjamin Franklin accidentally shocked himself so badly that all of the blood temporarily drained out of one of his hands.

7. Pure water is actually an insulator that doesn't conduct any electricity. However, because almost no water on earth is totally pure, the combination of water and electricity is an extremely dangerous one.

8. Roughly 25% of all in-the-home electrocution accidents in the United States involve an electric tool or machine, and around 50% are caused by contact with power lines.

9. In his popular public experiment the "Dangling Boy," 18th-century amateur scientist Stephen Gray would harmlessly electrify a boy suspended from non-conductive ropes. Audiences watched as the boy's hair stood on end and sparks came out of his nose.

10. After being struck by lightning twice on the same day, 31-year-old Casey Wagner told news reporters that he felt the need to attend church more often.

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