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From: slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley)
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Subject: Re: Question about Electricity
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 14:33:01 EST
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     Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity.  The reason you need to
be careful with electricity around water is that the minerals in solution
within the water are conductors.


						Sean.
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