Bak 2 Skool 01: Electricity

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Bak 2 Skool 01: Electricity

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Aug 13, 2021

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In the debut episode of Bak 2 Skool, Dan and Jeff travel through history to understand how electricity became a thing, why batteries are cool and what the hell is behind static shocks.

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Aug 13, 2021

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