Fun Facts About Electricity

Fun Facts About Electricity
 Electricity travels at the speed of light - more than 186,000 miles per second!
 A spark of static electricity can measure up to three thousand (3,000) volts.
 A bolt of lightning can measure up to three million (3,000,000) volts – and it lasts less than one second!
 Electricity always tries to find the easiest path to the ground.
 Electricity can be made from wind, water, the sun and even animal manure.
 Burning coal is the most common way electricity is made in the United States.
 One power plant can produce enough electricity for 180,000 homes.
 The first power plant – owned by Thomas Edison – opened in New York City in 1882.
 Thomas Edison didn’t invent the first light bulb – but he did invent one that stayed lit for more than a few seconds.
 Thomas Edison invented more than 2,000 new products, including almost everything needed for us to use electricity in our homes: switches, fuses, sockets and meters.
 Benjamin Franklin didn’t discover electricity – but he did prove that lightning is a form of electrical energy.