First of all an oscilloscope does not measure current.
Next, the pair of wires that are not connected on the end are in effect a capacitor.
They did exactly what a cap does. Current will flow initially to charge the cap.
-Steve
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 04:42:11 PM EST, Paul Heller <[email protected]> wrote:
Definitely off-topic, but perhaps of interest to the hams and electrical engineers in our group. I got his question wrong, and was surprised by what I learned. It is a very interesting view of electricity flowing in wires.