Wires: The Hidden Culprits in Circuits

⚡ Tangled: The Grounded Edition ⚡

(An electrifying tale of betrayal, rodents, and unforgivable switches)

“Why the heck!, is my LED sitting like it’s Sunday?”

I made sure the whole neighborhood knew I had a project submission in five minutes — and my LED, that traitorous little diode, chose this very moment to betray me.

It sat.
Emotionless.
Flickerless.
Like my hopes.

My magnum opus — The Hamster ENERGY Generation System™ — was destined for glory. First prize. Fame. Recognition. Possibly even a Nobel Peace Prize.
I just needed this one light to behave.

I summoned every last brain cell I had left, trying to fix both my life and this corpse of a circuit. I've always trusted my sanity to guide me, only to be left traumatized by these pesky schematic snakes.

My eyes traced every wire back to its source and beyond.
(I wish I had wired it with some respect and hygiene.)

“Where is this blue one going?”
“The red one was for ground!”
“The green one was just for decoration — why is it connected to the hamster!?”
“THAT’S NOT HOW YOU GENERATE POWER FROM A RODENT!!!”

While I was busy educating my neighbors on why you can’t generate electricity from an uncooperative rodent overlord (please, accept this scientific truth),
a chill crawled down my spine.

Sweat trickled from my forehead to my back.
The air turned silent — not peaceful, but ominous.
Alive with vengeance.
And cold... not just any cold —
cold like ungrounded metal.

Then it happened.

“HEY YOU! FAT, LAZY, GULLIBLE WORM WHO STILL SLEEPS WITH TEDDY BEARS!!!”

I turned, eyes wide, as those words slapped my eardrums and peeled onions of truth inside my soul.
Tears threatened to fall.

“You…? I thought you were—”

“YES. My death was greatly exaggerated!”,
bellowed The Switch.
My old nemesis. My ex-roommate.
The gatekeeper of conductivity.
The Unforgiving Plastic Judge.

There he stood — The Mighty Switch — at the wooden door, gripping his phone like a lawyer with screenshots, fuming with the wrath of a thousand blown fuses.

He raged like he’d been stuck in the ON position since the Industrial Revolution.
His bakelite casing creaked with suppressed rage.
(Read my previous post to understand the trauma this creature brings, thank you.)

“I can explain!”,
I cried like a villain caught red-handed with a soldering iron.

“NO EXPLANATION IS NEEDED. I WILL SEE YOU IN COURT!”
He paused.
“…btw, you didn’t connect the battery.”

And just like that, The Switch vanished — leaving behind a stunned and sweaty me.
I rolled on the floor for the next three hours, questioning my existence and whispering sweet nothings to my multimeter.

The Pathways Powering Your Air Fryer

You’ve got a battery, an air fryer, fresh potatoes, spices, mayo, Netflix, and your pillow to comfort you r ever single life — the recipe for the perfect chill day. It could’ve been flawless... if only your connecting wire hadn’t decided to betray you.
Aww, sucks right?

I k n o w. But seriously, why do we even need these sneaky snakes in our lives?
All they do is backstab you at the worst possible moment! These insulated coils, slithering around your house like the world’s most annoying pets.

It’s not too late — we should unite before they actually take over.
These brainless creatures don’t do jack on their own. Rather they are carriers of the message of their master.

Probably the descendants of Jörmungandr himself, coiling around the world as we edge ever closer to Ragnarök.

OH SHIT — IT’S PULLING MY LEG!!

The Metallic Mafia: How Copper Got All the Connections

What exactly is a wire?
It’s a conductor.

Conductor? Oh, I know — jargon alert! I hate it too. But basically, it’s a material that lets electrons flow through it. In other words, it lets electricity pass.

Many things can be conductors: metals, water, even you (yes, you’re a conductor!). “But never try poking your fingers into a socket unless you want a very shocking verification of that fact.”

The wires you see around are made of metals. Why?, and wait, aren’t metals supposed to be big, fat, and heavy? Like Thor’s mighty hammer, Mjölnir?

(Because hey, Thor’s Mjölnir does conduct electricity — lightning and all that :D)

But the answer is... NO. Well, kind of yes, but mostly no.

Metals are great conductors of electricity because they let electrons flow through them easily and hence used in wires.

Why Do We Even Care About Good Conductors?

Why metals and not the poor Billy? (He’s out there yelling, “I wanna be Electrooo!”)

Well, several reasons, dude:

So your house doesn’t transform into a DIY fireworks factory every time you charge your phone.
So electricity flows like a chill river, not like an anxious crowd in a concert.
So your precious devices don’t randomly explode mid-binge, leaving you on a cliffhanger literally.
So I don’t end up in jail for letting Billy lick the fuse box again. (He said it was spicy.)

In short, good conductors keep the power smooth, the sparks invisible, and your hair non-frizzy.

Wanna know how?
Too late. Dragging you by the resistance — off course you wanna know!

The Chemistry of Materials: The Epic Family Feud

Tied you up? Good. Now listen.
(You walked into this blog, you deal with the consequences.)

So why do conductors let electricity flow like they’re club bouncers letting VIPs in without ID?
And why do insulators sit in the corner, arms crossed, seething with jealousy?

Here's your answer.
Unsolicited. Unapologetic. You’re welcome, dummy.

The atoms of a conductor? Fat. Bloated. Like an old joint family that just refuses to move out. And the poor electrons on the edge? Ignored stepchildren. No love from the nucleus. No inheritance. So, what do they do?

They leave. Yep. Just pack their quantum bags and bounce. Roaming around like emotionally damaged poets in a metal bar.

Now insulators?
Their nuclei are possessive desi moms.

"No beta, you can’t go outside! You’ll catch a cold. Or a bad influence. Or both."
Meanwhile, the electrons are 25, unemployed, and still not allowed to cross the street.

So yeah, no free-roaming electrons = no party. Just a bunch of clingy atoms having a silent breakdown.

And now you're wondering,
"Wait... why do we need free electrons anyway?"

AND THAT, my friend, was your first mistake.

The Push of Tyranny: VOLTAGE

Okay. So. We got these sad little electrons sitting around doing NOTHING. Just…vibing. **UNTIL—**some psycho comes in with a battery and goes, “MOVE.”

Ohhh you thought electricity just happens?
No, you beautiful uncharged idiot.
It needs motivation. A PUSH.
It needs… voltage.

Voltage is not some fancy sauce you pour into the wire.
It’s not “extra electricity.”
It’s that toxic manager screaming at the electrons to move their ass.
It’s pressure. It’s expectation.
Voltage is what happens when potential energy becomes peer pressure.

The battery? That shady little box?
It doesn’t give electrons. It gives them emotional damage.
It’s just sitting there like:

“Move. NOW.”
And the electrons?
“Yes sir.”

Electrons, those free-spirited trampy little subatomic poets we talked about earlier,
suddenly find themselves part of a system.
A system powered by guilt and Newton’s 3rd law.
The electron near the battery gets pushed,
and that one’s like:

“Fine! But I’m pushing the guy in front too!”
And BOOM—domino effect.

The whole wire starts trembling like it owes someone money.

BUT HERE’S THE KICKER.
These electrons? They move slow. Like, sloth-on-Nyquil slow.
Yet the bulb turns on instantly. Why?

Because it’s not about the individual electrons.
It’s the wave of movement.
Like a bar fight starting at one end and the whole crowd shuffling.
No one knows who started it.
Everyone’s moving.
Chaos.
Light.

So what is a wire doing really?

It’s not “carrying electrons from the battery to your fan.” The wires already has the electrons.
It’s transmitting a collective breakdown.

A psychological stampede of electrons.
You’re not paying for electrons.
You’re paying to traumatize them in one direction.

Now take a breath. The fan is spinning. The light’s on.
And somewhere, an electron cries.

So What Do Wires Actually Carry?

Not electrons. Not current. Not hopes and dreams.
They carry voltage.
Force. Potential. The PUSH.

You connect one end of a wire to something else?
That push continues. The same way your mom’s anger travels down the room without her even yelling. Pure presence.

The appliance in the way? Acts like a grumpy old man slowing the whole train down.
It “resists” the flow. Hence—resistance. More load = more slowdown = needs more PUSH.

But… Why Does Current Stay the Same Before and After the Load?

Because they’re linked, bro. Like a conga line of guilt.
If the load in the middle is moving slow, the guy behind him and ahead of him also move slow.
It’s not about who wants to go fast—it’s about who CAN.
And if one dude’s stuck eating glue, the whole line moves like they’re on sedatives.

Wanna Hear About Series and Parallel? No You Don’t.

But here’s a teaser:

Series: One fails? All cry. Like group projects.
Parallel: One fails? Others keep going. Like solo assignments. Unless you're WiFi, then you cry regardless.
Click Me to get a actual tutorial People.

Part-2 Coming Up Next Week!!

Well, this rant about wires blew up way bigger than I ever imagined. And guess what? The saga is far from over. Brace yourself for the next article — because you have to read it. More secrets, more chaos, more answers waiting in the dark.

Welcome to Rant-Electronics.
This is not a tutorial.
This is therapy.

Wires — The Sneaky Snakes of Circuits [Rant Electronics #2] Part 1