xkcd #3106: Farads

Title text:

‘This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.’ ‘So, like, a single banana slice?’

Transcript:

[Cueball holds a stick while talking with Megan and White Hat.]
Cueball: This stick is one meter long.
Megan: Cool.
White Hat: That’s a nice stick.

[Cueball holds a smallish rock.]
Cueball: This rock weighs one pound.
Megan: I’d believe it.
White Hat: Looks like a normal rock.

[Cueball holds a small battery.]
Cueball: This battery is one volt.
Megan: Seems fine.
White Hat: Might need a recharge.

[Cueball holds a capacitor while Megan and White Hat panic.]
Cueball: This capacitor is one farad.
Megan: Aaaaa! Be careful!!
White Hat: Put it down!!

Source: https://xkcd.com/3106/

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  • kaidezee@lemmy.ml
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    10 hours ago

    It is not that much though. You could easily make an electromagnet with magnetic flux density of multiple tesla in it’s core.

    • marcos@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      And you can get 1F capacitors in bulk from China for a few dozen dollars each.

      Those things are still dangerous and scary. The 1T magnet way more so than the capacitor.