Interesting Electrical Facts

• One lightning bolt has enough electricity to service 200 000 homes.
• In 1886 the Statue of Liberty was the first lighthouse to use electricity.
• In 1957 a battery was discovered in Bagdad. It was made by the Parthians, who ruled Bagdad from 250 B.C.E. to 224 C.E., and was used to electroplate silver.
• The Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to be lit using electricity.
• Electrocution is one of the top five causes of workplace deaths.
• An Electric eel can produce an electric shock of up to 650 volts at one amper.
• Early in their history, Christmas lights were so expensive that they were more commonly rented than sold. An electrically lighted tree was a status symbol in the early 1900s.
• A 100 watt modern light bulb emits about 1600 lumens, while a single flame oil lamp form the 1800s emitted about 2400 lumens.