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by maxerickson 1674 days ago
Yeah, existing cables carry enough energy to boil a kettle in a few seconds, for comparison sake. 2500 amps at 480 volts pushes boiling a liter down to about half a second (so even a large kettle would boil in 2 seconds if you figured out how to just heat the water with the energy).
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If such cable is turned into a coil, the magnetic field from 2500 amps can probably levitate that kettle.
I wonder if you could feel the magnetic field around the cable with your watch or jewelry.