<p class="MsoNormal"><span>></span>So how do I explain
the issur of electricity (boneh) Truth is I do not know enough about circuits<</p>The basic way electricity works is that you have a power source (say a battery) with a + and - side to it. That electricity remains contained in the power source until you connect those two points.<br>
When a house is wired, you have the power source from the power station with a circuit containing a lightbulb in it as well as a switch in it. When the circuit is complete, the connection from the + to the - is completed, and electricity runs through the lighbulb making it turn on. Flipping that switch, closes the circuit, which "builds" a complete circuit.<br>
<br><a href="http://unemployedforgood.com/lirons_blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LightBulbCircuit.jpg">http://unemployedforgood.com/lirons_blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LightBulbCircuit.jpg</a><br><br>>And if one could create a type of device that is not boneh, does
that mean some lights could be turned on during Shabbat<<br>Theoretically yes - and some have made "kosher for shabbos" cars and microphones using some techniques here, but they are not always smiled upon.<br>
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