From: Vaguely Radio (vradio_at_maine.rr.com)
Date: Tue Nov 02 2004 - 15:04:07 PST
On Nov 2, 2004, at 3:52 PM, Martin Joseph wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ahh - but pure water doesn't conduct electricity -
>>>
>>> Don't get in a bath of it with a hot wire to test this theory...
>>
>> You bathe in distilled water?
> Of course! Either that or Buttermilk :~)
>
>
> I just don't believe the theory that "pure" water doesn't conduct
> electricity...
It's not theory, but fact. Bear in mind that you, however, are a much
better conductor than the water is. Therefore, the electricity
"decides" to travel through you instead of the water in order to reach
ground.
-Dan
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