A4_1 Gigavolt Flop

Authors

  • Emma Miriam Thomas University of Leicester
  • Katherine Ester Ward University of Leicester
  • Kerry Marie Ballantine University of Leicester
  • Christopher Thomas Pain University of Leicester

Abstract

With the popularity of Pokémon peaking, we carried out an investigation into the energy of Pikachu's new 'Gigavolt Havoc' attack, and its thermal effect on the ice-shelled Pokémon Sandshrew. With the assumption of a parallel plate capacitor layout, we found the energy of this attack (when fully converted to thermal energy) would melt 16 % ± 5 % (at 273 K) of Sandshrew's shell.

Author Biographies

Emma Miriam Thomas, University of Leicester

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mphys Student.

Katherine Ester Ward, University of Leicester

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mphys Student.

Kerry Marie Ballantine, University of Leicester

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mphys Student.

Christopher Thomas Pain, University of Leicester

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mphys Student.

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Published

11/04/2016

How to Cite

Thomas, E. M., Ward, K. E., Ballantine, K. M., & Pain, C. T. (2016). A4_1 Gigavolt Flop. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/867

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles