04x07 - Electricity, Electricity

[bunniefuu]

[man reading]

-♪ 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 makin', 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 flyin' his kite ♪

-♪ Was searching for ♪
-♪ Electricity, electricity ♪

♪ He knew that it had something
To do with lightning ♪

-♪ It's all, uh ♪
-♪ Electricity, electricity ♪

♪ Rubbing a comb with wool or fur ♪

-♪ Will give you a charge of ♪
-♪ Electricity ♪

-♪ Static ♪
-♪ Electricity ♪

♪ Stroking a cat to make it purr ♪

-♪ You're building 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 using, uh ♪

♪ Electricity, electricity ♪

♪ Powerful stuff so watch that plug ♪

-♪ It's potent ♪
-♪ Electricity, electricity ♪

♪ Electricity ♪
-♪ Electricity, electricity ♪

♪ Electricity ♪
-♪ Electricity, electricity ♪