Veritasium

What Is Electricity? (Are You Gonna Be My Girl?)

1, 2, 3 A song about 'lectricity because it powers our lives makes it possible for us to thrive
because it powers our lives makes it possible for us to thrive Oh, 4, 5, 6, volts of potential
difference makes electrons go round if the circuit is complete and sound Circuit's closed
Voltage There Current Flows Power Everywhere We use AC, in factories and homes
because we can transform it High voltage transmits with lower loss but low voltage is best
for safety I said what is electricity? Well, so 1,2,3 a song about 'lectricty because it powers
our lives makes it possible for us to thrive because it powers our lives makes it possible for
us to thrive Oh, 4,5,6 volts of potential difference makes electrons go round if the circuit is
complete and sound Heat makes steam turns turbines and a magnet in coils of wires We
use AC, in factories and homes because we can transform it High voltage transmits with
lower loss but low voltage is best for safety I said what is electricity? Oh yeah, Oh yeah,
C'mon! How'd it be no energy of the electrical persuasion I know we'd have no computers
no internet or mobile phones yeah Powers the world Makes the world We need electricity
yeah