ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Ben G. Streetman

Ben G. Streetman is a person who knows a lot about how things work in electronics. He likes to teach other people about electronics too, but he explains things in a way that is easy for everyone to understand, even if they are only five years old!

Imagine you have a toy car with a battery. When you push the button, the car starts to move because the battery sends electricity to the motor. Ben G. Streetman would be able to explain how this works by saying that the battery has energy stored inside it, like a water bottle has water inside. When you press the button, the energy flows from the battery to the motor like water flowing through a straw. The motor uses this energy to make the wheels turn and move the car.

Now, imagine you have a phone charger that you plug into the wall. Ben G. Streetman would also be able to explain how this works in a way that everyone can understand. He would say that the charger takes energy from the wall socket and changes it into a form that your phone's battery can use, like a translator changing words from one language to another. This way, your phone can recharge its battery and be ready to use again.

Ben G. Streetman knows a lot about how electricity moves through different materials and how devices like phones and cars use this energy to work. By explaining things in an easy-to-understand way, he helps people understand the world of electronics around them!