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From: swahn@solan.unit.no (Isak Swahn)
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Subject: Re: HELP!
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Date: 29 Jan 91 20:24:31 GMT
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In article <1991Jan28.230849.29818@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>, sbrack@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Steven S. Brack) writes:


|> >
|> >A Van de Graff generator produces STATIC electricity. STATIC electricity is
|> >far less dangerous than conventional electricity, partly due to the very low
|> >currents that are present. The other is the fact that STATIC electricity
|> >tends to remain on the surface of an object as stored charges.
|> 
|> Static electricity <> "conventional" electricity ?????
|> 
|> Does this mean that still water & running water are different substances
|> as well?
|> 


Still water, say a bucket of water is like static electricity that gives
you a short shock of water, but it is not dangerous. An electric shock due to static electricity is very short.

Running water, e.g. a hose of water does not give water at the same
speed, but used during a long time (which is the case if you connect
yourself to "conventional electricity" like piss on a 110V-window.),
you can peal the skin of a person.

The same is valid with electricity. In fact comparisons with water
are used in some classes of Junior High School, in order to make
electricity less abstract. You can explain batteries, resistance
and condensators, just by comparing with water phenomenoms.

Isak Swahn
Department of Physics and Mathematics
The Norwegian Institute of Technology
Internet: swahn@solan.unit.no

P.S.   I'm sorry that I didn't have anything to say about sex...