This is blowing my mind.
Let's say I've a bunch of 100 Ohm resistors, all identical.
How is it possible that if I combine them in parallel, I can get something that has less resistance?
Check this out:
----100OHM---
---| |---
----100OHM---
This is effectively a 50 Ohm resistor!
It was already hard for current to get through one resistor (at 100Ohms), but I combined two resistors together, and now it became easier for current to go through!
If I take ten 100 Ohm resistors in parallel:
Check this out:
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
---|---100OHM--|---
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
----100OHM---
This is now 5 Ohms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Electricity is no longer having almost any resistance, yet each of resistors is 100 Ohms. If I added even more 100 Ohm resistors, resistance would go close to 0, and current would just flow through with no resistance.
How is that even possible? If I think logically, then it could only have gotten HARDER for current to go through two resistors, but somehow it became easier.
Real life analogy:
Let's say there's a 500 pound bouncer at club entrance. It's hard to get past him right? He's strong and will resist you getting past him. Now if the club adds another bouncer at 500 pounds, it suddenly becomes EASIER to get past both of them??
There's no way it's possible!! Can anyone explain this in simple terms?
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