eli5: What is the difference between watts and volts?

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I feel like this is a dumb question but i’m still gonna ask

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Volts are a measure of how much the electricity is *trying* to move. More volts means more *potential* energy.

Watts is the actual energy. A battery is always around the same voltage, but if you let more electricity flow you get more energy out, and so you have higher wattage.

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