Am I reading this wrong?


"The less resistance there is between two points, the harder it is for electrons to move (flow) between those two points."

Found in http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_2/2.html

 

Verified, though it is not a worksheet. It is Volume 6 of the AAC book.

Resistance is the measure of friction to electron flow through an object. The less resistance there is between two points, the harder it is for electrons to move (flow) between those two points. Given that electric shock is caused by a large flow of electrons through a person's body, and increased body resistance acts as a safeguard by making it more difficult for electrons to flow through us, what can we ascertain about electrical safety from the resistance readings obtained with wet fingers? Does water increase or decrease shock hazard to people?
Measure the resistance of a rectifying diode with an analog meter. Try reversing the test probe connections to the diode and re-measure resistance. What strikes you as being remarkable about the diode, especially in contrast to the resistor?
Take a piece of paper and draw a very heavy black mark on it with a pencil (not a pen!). Measure resistance on the black strip with your meter, placing the probe tips at each end of the mark like this:

Near bottom of page.

 

I am pretty sure there is a typo here. LESS resistance would mean an EASIER path for charges to flow, no? (the proverbial path of least resistance)

 

Yes, this has been established.