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Originally Posted by owly
it is almost like there is inertia involved.
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electrical analog to inertia is inductance. When you bend a wire you increase the self inducitance of the wire. The inductance is increased, ie the impedance is increased, the voltage drop is increased, and the elevated voltage can
arc over to adjacent surfaces.
There are probably some other phenomena going on but that explanation always satisfies my simple mind.
Maybe Dr. Thomson will chime in.
Frankly