eli5: What happens within an electric short circuit?

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I know what a short circuit is and how to make that happen. But what actually happens? Why does low resistance in a circuit causes the conductive material to become so hot?

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Eli5 it goes BANG very quickly (and if you are lucky there is a fuse in the circuit to stop a fire igniting.)

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