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Electricity Consumption (mander.xyz)
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[–] 82 points 1 year ago (9 children)

This map is very inaccurate, as it neglects those who had consumed electrical energy through lightning striking them. That cooked flesh didn't come for free!

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  • [–] 58 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    It also neglects rubbing on some fabrics and shocking friends and family with the charged static electricity.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    We have a bit of electricity in our nervous systems too, yes?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yeah, there's electricity in the brain, for example.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, used electric fish for medical treatments.

    Thales of Miletus discovered static electricity (600 BC) by rubbing amber and observing its ability to attract light objects.

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