What a revolting story

Penguin · 10-26-10, 03:37 PM

To complete the confusion: In Germany we use an U instead of a V, maybe to avoid confusion with voltage.
So my bid would be U=I*R

Platapus · 10-26-10, 05:23 PM

I once made an 8 inch screwdriver into a 2 inch screwdriver in about a millisecond because I made the fundamental mistake you can make with electricity.

I asked someone to kill the circuit.

Very bad mistake and I am lucky to be alive.

DarkFish · 10-26-10, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

To complete the confusion: In Germany we use an U instead of a V, maybe to avoid confusion with voltage.
So my bid would be U=I*R

In high school we did so as well. But on the uni we only use V.

Penguin · 10-27-10, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFish

In high school we did so as well. But on the uni we only use V.

hmm, I checked out my documents from my physics class at my uni from 2006 and indeed, we use U. The prof who wrote the stuff, teaches also in some other universities, so I assume U is the norm here. V is only used for volume - in mechanics.
Tater is right about E for electric fields btw.

10-26-10, 05:23 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I once made an 8 inch screwdriver into a 2 inch screwdriver in about a millisecond because I made the fundamental mistake you can make with electricity. I asked someone to kill the circuit. Very bad mistake and I am lucky to be alive. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-26-10, 03:37 PM	#1
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	To complete the confusion: In Germany we use an U instead of a V, maybe to avoid confusion with voltage. So my bid would be U=I*R