• gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    15 hours ago

    very inefficiently i guess. air has larger resistance than cable so it heats up a lot when current flows through it, which is why it’s glowing hot plasma in the first place. (also the plasma is what makes the air slightly more conductive)