<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Michael Mol <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 4:46 PM, <<a href="mailto:peyeps@iserv.net">peyeps@iserv.net</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> Is it my imagination, or does a wireless connection give you higher speed<br>
> than a wired connection?<br>
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</div>Hilarious observation, considering how we tend to use wireless today.<br>
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The more I try to break down the distinction between glass waveguide,<br>
and electric charge transfer over copper, the more I fall into a pit<br>
of self-debate about distinctions in physics. I think you broke my<br>
brain.<br>
<font color="#888888"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#888888"> </font></font></font></blockquote><div>Electrons flow very slowly in copper.</div><div>A few millimeters per second. What</div>
<div>travels fast in copper is an electric </div><div>field. And there are a lot of electrons</div><div>in a cubic centimeter of copper, so</div><div>even slow movements can add up to</div><div>huge currents.</div><div><br>
</div><div>Glass and microwave waveguide</div><div>plumbing have more in common.</div><div>Both are solutions of Maxwell's </div><div>equations for various boundary</div><div>conditions.</div><div><br></div><div> -- Bob</div>
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