Why does adding a 1 ohm resistor to a 12V 5A battery increase current?

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jim hardy said:
this might make sophie cringe - please accept my apologies...

Voltage is pressure, like made by a pump. The british used to call it pressure, in fact...

Current is flow , of electrons through a conductor, just as water flow is molecules through a pipe.

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