Having been asked to demonstrate the magnetic field around a straight wire, I slipped happily into the workshop with my ancient Silva compass, only discover that the needle hardly moved with 2A through the wire. I phoned a friend – and expert in school demonstrations. Anyway, the friend said: 8A is what they use, and …
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