Robatoy wrote:

On Mar 3, 12:39Â*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/3/10 6:23 AM, Puckdropper wrote:

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I thought mythbusters totally disproved it?

That was one that they proved. Â*If you have a solid stream of liquid to
act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. Â*They had quite a bit of
trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end.

Puckdropper

Really? Â*We're using mythbusters as our final word on science?

Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and
occasionally get it right.

In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you
don't need a "continuous stream." Â*The electricity can arc from drop to
drop to drop.

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The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts
typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying
to establish.
..... snip

Try 2000 to 4000 volts:
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=2&mscssid=WUVAX8K46M459H3EK4M41E26 DQQPF2V0&pf_id=17212

Reading the instructions for one of the units, they have a device you can
buy that will send an alert when voltage drops BELOW 4000 volts. Very low
current, so it's not dangerous, just extremely painful.




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