Cooking With Electricity (Mr. Wizard) 

Mr. Wizard wouldn't last in today's culture. We need to get rid of the Democrats and the femenists first. Then we need two parent homes again so our offspring can be raised in an atmosphere of positive creativity and free thinking.

OliveOyl12590 Amen

Why?

@@fjccommish Just a wild guess I suppose, rebellious kids trying it at home maybe?

@@howardjonesjr7388 I did this at home.

Mom: "This is not UL-approved!"

It would if you're in Europe. In the US they only put 115v through the AC, and you only leave it plugged in for 3 or 4 seconds.

I tried poking forks in something else. It didn't swell up like I thought it would.

He has disappointingly high faith in that switch. If that switch malfunctioned without unplugging it he would have 120V across his hands!

I love that story

You prune In this video live ekectricity is used

I can't seem to find the 1960s version. It's a little puzzling, as a car battery is only 12 volts. Based on the 1985 demonstration, I'm guessing the hot dog had an approximate resistance of around 75Ω - 120Ω. Approximate wattage is 192 W at 120V, if we assume the low end of that resistance range. (I'm applying DC ohm's law and AC RMS might throw the numbers off a little.) 12 volts applied to the same hot dog, assuming the same low end range resistance gives us 1.92 Watts, and what I would assume would be barely enough to take the hot dog above ambient room temperature after an extended period of time. Perhaps he cut them into small pieces or had them on larger metal pieces. That would change the conductor characteristics. That's the cool thing about science, it's all factual.

You can cook your brain with it, too!

I prepared a three course meal with my car battery!

Probably not a marshmallow. At least not easily. The hotdog has enough water and electrolytes to conduct electricity.