rs14smith
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Today at work I happened to find myself wondering what would happen if someone took say a 8 guage wire, and had a 12v car battery, and they placed one side of that wire on the positive terminal of the car battery, and then placed the other side of the cable to the negative terminal of the car battery. I know a large spark would occur, HOWEVER, what if they just left the wire connected instead of taking the wire off like we normally would if we made that mistake?
Would the battery explode?
Would the wire heat up so much it would catch on fire, and if so, would the copper wire inside eventually melt completely?
Would the battery drain it's power quicker this way and eventually stop spitting out sparks?
I kinda just want to see a video of this happening or a few pictures, but not sure what search terms to use in Google or YouTube lol.
Would the battery explode?
Would the wire heat up so much it would catch on fire, and if so, would the copper wire inside eventually melt completely?
Would the battery drain it's power quicker this way and eventually stop spitting out sparks?
I kinda just want to see a video of this happening or a few pictures, but not sure what search terms to use in Google or YouTube lol.
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