I feel like such a shitty engineer for not remembering or having the slightest interest in even the most basic electrical shit. i don’t even get this fucking meme.

I can do civil/mech/chem but show me electricity and I feel like I’m in preschool.

Pre 18th century ass brain capacity

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

551 amps is an amount you would put in a comedic joke about using way too many amps

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

According to powerstream, the max amps 22 AWG can handle is 7 for chassis wiring, 0.92 for power transmission.

[–] context@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

imagine trying to direct the output of a fire hose on full blast through one of those thin red drinking straws that come with cocktails

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that pretty much how a CNC machine works?

[–] context@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

sort of but if we're extending the analogy i don't think the thin plastic drinking straw will make an effective replacement for the steel nozzle at the end of a water jet cutter, either

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

551 amps will vaporize the wire and cause Fun for all involved.

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

0.2 amps of current going through a human torso is fatal in virtually all cases.