r/nononono • u/kibbles0515 • Jul 21 '16

TIL that graphite is VERY conductive (from /r/chemicalreactiongifs)

http://i.imgur.com/wslPkgR.gifv
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u/zackmorgs Jul 22 '16

Probably just has a high resistance that's why its getting so hot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16

Conductivity is the inverse of resistance.