Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/3/85; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!slg From: slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley) Newsgroups: net.sci Subject: Re: Question about Electricity Message-ID: <2358@ukma.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 14:33:01 EST Article-I.D.: ukma.2358 Posted: Mon Nov 4 14:33:01 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 09:48:00 EST References: <621@hlwpc.UUCP> <662@petrus.UUCP> <714@alberta.UUCP> Reply-To: slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley) Distribution: net Organization: Univ. of KY Mathematical Sciences Lines: 15 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. -- Sean L. Gilley Phone: (606) 272-9620 or (606) 257-4613 {ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!cbosgd!ukma{!ukgs}!slg, slg@UKMA.BITNET Watches are a conspiracy by Swiss confidence men.