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WHAT IS ELECTRICITY?
man: WHAT IS ELECTRICITY?
Man: IT'S A CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONS
ELECTRICITY?
IT MAKES YOUR LIGHTS TURN ON.
YOU KNOW IT'S CENTRALIZED TOWARDS ONE SOURCE.
ELECTRICITY IS MAGICAL I THINK.
I DON'T LIKE BEING PUT ON THE SPOT LIKE THAT.
Man: THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION
ELECTRICITY IS, IS SIMPLY POWER.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUT THAT ON THE VIDEO ARE YOU?
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WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD.
TODAY WE'RE VISITING NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST
WIRE AND CABLE MANUFACTURER, SOUTHWIRE.
LOCATED IN GEORGIA'S OWN CARROLTON.
YEP, THEY HAVE DUCKS.
WE'RE GONNA GET BACK TO THAT ELECTRICITY QUESTION
IN JUST A SECOND,
BUT FIRST LET'S FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS COMPANY.
Man: WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON
YOU JUST AUTOMATICALLY EXPECT THEM TO COME ON,
AND SOUTHWIRE PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN THAT.
Man: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY IS A MANUFACTURER
AND LEADER IN ELECTRICAL WIRE AND CABLE.
Man: WE ARE THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF WIRE AND CABLE
IN NORTH AMERICA.
Man: BASICALLY, IN A VERY MINIMAL SENSE
THEY TAKE ELECTRICITY FROM ONE POINT TO THE NEXT.
Man: IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT
THE TV OR COMPUTER YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON NOW
IS BEING POWERED BY WIRE PRODUCED BY SOUTHWIRE.
SO NOW YOU SEE WHY WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT ELECTRICITY IS.
OTHERWISE, THESE WIRES MIGHT NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO.
SIMPLY PUT, ELECTRICITY IS A FORM OF ENERGY
CONSISTING OF THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS BETWEEN 2 POINTS,
DESCRIBED BY 3 BASIC PROPERTIES
CURRENT,
VOLTAGE, AND RESISTANCE.
AND NOW THAT WE'VE GOT CLEARED UP,
LET'S FIND OUT
WHAT SOME OF THESE MORE YOUTHFUL LOOKING FOLKS ARE DOING HERE.
Krista: THIS SUMMER I WAS SITTING AT MY HOUSE
AND I GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF MY PRINCIPALS,
AND HE SAID, HEY!
YOU WANT TO COME WORK FOR SOUTHWIRE?
SO I STARTED COMING HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
AND SO ALL THE KIDS THAT COME HERE TO SOUTHWIRE
WE WORK ON ENGINEERING PROJECTS,
AND WE HELP THEM IN ANYWAY WE CAN.
SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT WE DO HERE AT SOUTHWIRE,
WE FIX PROBLEMS.
YOU SEE,
KRISTA IS PART OF SOUTHWIRE'S ENGINEERING ACADEMY.
I'LL LET THESE FOLKS TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
Woman: THE ENGINEERING ACADEMY AT SOUTHWIRE
HAS BEEN REALLY FUN.
Man: IT'S KIND OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL
AND SOUTHWIRE.
AND ONCE THEY GET IN AND THEY SEE THAT MATH EQUALS
MEASUREMENTS ON A MACHINE
OR THEY GET TO DO SOMETHING FUN LIKE ROBOTICS
THEN THE LIGHT BULB GOES OFF AND THEY SAY WOW OKAY
I UNDERSTAND SCIENCE.
Woman: WE PAIR UP OUR STUDENTS WITH SOME OF OUR ENGINEERS
AND THEN WE GIVE THEM A BIG PROJECT
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND WE SAY
YOU GUYS JOINTLY FIGURE IT OUT.
SO WE'VE GOT OUR JUNIOR ENGINEERS,
IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM THAT,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR ENGINEERING MENTORS
AND THEY'RE SOLVING REAL PROBLEMS.
THERE'S THAT PROBLEM SOLVING THING AGAIN.
IT SEEMS TO BE A THEME HERE AT SOUTHWIRE.
AND IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS .
Krista: THIS TEACHABLE MOMENT,
BROUGHT TO YOU BY SOUTHWIRE.
Deasia: ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IS BASICALLY ASKING THE QUESTION
WHY UNTIL YOU CAN'T ASK IT ANYMORE.
YOU ASK WHY SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEN YOU ASK
WHY IT HAPPENED AND WHAT CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN
AND THEN WHY DID THAT HAPPEN
UNTIL BASICALLY YOU GET TO THE ROOT.
Alice: WE WANT TO THE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS THAT WE PERFORM,
IS WE WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL.
BEFORE YOU EVEN KNEW IT YOU WERE DOING,
PERFORMING A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS.
YOU WANTED TO GO TO A FRIENDS HOUSE
AND YOU COULDN'T GO AND YOU ASKED WHY,
AND THEN YOUR PARENTS SAID BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE
GAS AND YOU ASKED WHY, AND THEN THEY SAID BECAUSE
IT'S NOT IT'S TOO LATE AND YOU ASKED WHY.
WELL YOU BASICALLY YOU ASK WHY UNTIL YOU GET THE ANSWER YES.
THESE STUDENTS AT THE SOUTHWIRE ENGINEERING ACADEMY
REALLY ARE FIXING PROBLEMS.
SO TELL ME, WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS?
Sam: MATH COMES FAIRLY EASY TO ME.
Bess: MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS CHEMISTRY.
De Asia: I'M BETTER AT SCIENCE THAN I AM MATH.
Carter: MY LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT IS ENGLISH.
Alice: MY LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT IS DEFINITELY ENGLISH.
IT'S JUST NOT MY CUP OF TEA.
Mitch: IT'S GENERALLY OPINION BASED
AND I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE A CLASS.
ALL KIDDING ASIDE, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU FOLKS LIKE THINGS WITH BLACK AND WHITE ANSWERS.
BUT CAN WE DISPEL THIS MYTH THAT ALL ENGINEERS ARE DULL?
Steven: I'M AN ENGINEER SO I'M PRETTY BORING.
NOT HELPING.
ANYONE ELSE?
Charles: HOW I LIKE TO EXPLAIN MY JOB TO PEOPLE IS
I GET TO PLAY WITH LEGOS ALL DAY,
BETTER.
BUT I GET TO PLAY WITH VERY EXPENSIVE LEGOS
WE CAN BE VERY CREATIVE AND CREATE OUR OWN THINGS,
BUILD THINGS,
AND ULTIMATELY HELP THE COMPANY BE PROFITABLE AND MAKE MONEY.
SO BEING AN ENGINEER IS ACTUALLY A VERY CREATIVE JOB.
I LIKE IT.
THERE'S JUST ONE THING WE HAVEN'T COVERED YET
HOW DO YOU MAKE WIRE?
Javeese: IT COMES IN AS COPPER ROD.
Carol: PULL IT, AND SORT OF STRETCH IT.
Gary: DRAW IT DOWN INTO DIFFERENT GAGES OF WIRE.
Man: AND IN MOST CASES COVER IT WITH INSULATION.
Charles: PACKAGE IT UP AND THEN SHIP IT OUT THE DOOR.
Steven: AND THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE WIRE.
Charles: AND THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE WIRE.
Gary: {Impersonating Elvis] AND THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE WIRE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Steven: WAS THAT REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE ELVIS?
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