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Home » Lecture Demonstration Manual » 4. Electricity and Magnetism » C. DC Circuits

Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
    • A. AC Circuits
    • B. Capacitors and Inductors
    • C. DC Circuits
      • 10. Batteries and Electrolysis
      • 20. Internal Resistance of a Meter
      • 30. Joule Cooking
      • 40. Light Bulbs in Series and Parallel
      • 50. Making Ammeters and Voltmeters
      • 60. Ohm's Law
      • 70. Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
      • 80. Terminal Voltage
      • 90. Voltage and Current Measurements
    • D. Electrodynamics
    • E. Electronics
    • F. Electrostatics
    • G. Mag Lev
    • H. Magnetic Fields of Currents
    • I. Magnetostatics
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

30. Joule Cooking

A hot dog is impaled on nails connected directly to the 110 V AC line; alternatively DC can be used. Current passing through the hot dog will cook it in a minute or two. You can make the demonstration dramatic by putting the cooked hot dog on a bun with mustard or katsup, taking a bite, and handing it to the class to eat.

Bring your own hot dogs, buns, and mustard.

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