Karussell und voltaic pile: was sie gemeinsam haben
- Schritt 1. Karussell — nutzt — Zentrifugalkraft. Rotation.
- Schritt 2. Zentrifugalkraft — wird verwendet in — Cream separator. Separation by density.
- Schritt 3. Cream separator — funktioniert wie — Hydrometer. Both rely on density: a separator removes the lighter cream, a hydrometer checks by density whether milk has been watered down.
- Schritt 4. Hydrometer — wird verwendet in — Lead–acid battery. A car battery's charge is checked with a hydrometer by the density of its acid.
- Schritt 5. Lead–acid battery — entwickelte sich aus — Voltaic pile. Planté’s battery developed the idea of a chemical current source by making it rechargeable.