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Explain it to me like I am 5. Everybody should know what this is about.

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ELI5: How does electricity actually transfer energy? (kbin.social)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

To add to this, imagine that pulley on the end is connected to another pulley through a few gears. When it spins one way, it turns the last pulley one way. When it spins the other, it meshes with another gear to turn the last pulley the same way.

You've converted AC current into DC current, which you can use to drive a motor in one direction. This gearing is usually done via a series of diodes.