Some Obscurish facts
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Ever wonder what the words '15 amps' mean on those fuses in your fuse box? An ampere is defined as one coulomb of electricity moving past a point in one second. Enlightened now? A coulomb is defined as 6.242 x 1018 electrons - a VERY large number - 6 1/4 billion billion in fact! So, a 15 amp fuse will permit about 100 billion billion electrons to pass into your lights and household appliances every second.
Ever wonder what the words '15 amps' mean on those fuses in your fuse box? An ampere is defined as one coulomb of electricity moving past a point in one second. Enlightened now? A coulomb is defined as 6.242 x 1018 electrons - a VERY large number - 6 1/4 billion billion in fact! So, a 15 amp fuse will permit about 100 billion billion electrons to pass into your lights and household appliances every second.