Schoolhouse Rock
Electricity, Electricity
When you're in the dark and you want to see
You need uh (Electricity, electricity)
Flip that switch and what do you get?
You get uh (Electricity, electricity)
Every room can now be lit
With just uh (Electricity, electricity)
Where do you think it all comes from?
This powerful (Electricity, electricity)
Through high wires to here it comes
They're bringing uh (Electricity, electricity)
Every building must be wired
To use it uh (Electricity, electricity)
Power plants most all use fire
To make it uh (Electricity, electricity)
Burnin' fuel and usin' steam
They generate (Electricity, electricity)
Turn that generator by any means
You're making uh (Electricity, electricity)
A generator is a machine that contains a powerful magnet that creates a magnetic field. When wires are rotated rapidly through this field, then a current of electricity is produced
Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand here and turn the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to burn so much fuel to make... electricity
Benjamin Franklin flying his kite
Was searchin' for (Electricity, electricity)
He knew that it had somethin' to do with lightnin'
It's all uh (Electricity, electricity)
Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur
Will give you a charge of static (Electricity, electricity)
Strokin' a cat to make it purr
You're buildin' up static (Electricity, electricity)
Electricity at rest is called static electricity. Like in the winter, wearing a heavy coat, you get a shock off the doorknob or you scrape across a carpet. And sneak up on your very best friend, and zap him on the ear with a shock of... electricity
Current flowing to and fro
Makes a circuit of (Electricity, electricity)
Voltage is the pressure that makes it go
It's pushin' uh (Electricity, electricity)
Watts will tell you just how much
You'll be usin' uh (Electricity, electricity)
Powerful stuff, so watch that plug
It's potent (Electricity, electricity)
Electricity (Electricity, electricity)
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