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SCIENCEJul 28 · 17:01 UTCCROSSCUT SEATTLECascade PBS Staff

Is Electricity Instant? A Shocking Experiment from 1746

In 1746, a French physicist conducted an experiment involving monks to determine the speed of electricity, concluding it moved at 'infinite speed.' This conclusion was later proven incorrect, and it took decades to understand the actual speed and nature of electricity.

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