"Andrew McKay" wrote :

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Presumably the moist human body might be a better conductor than
direct water - we are after all referred to as "carbon life forms",
and as far as I can recall carbon is a good conductor.


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That's highly flawed reasoning....

Carbon may well be a conductor in it's elemental form, but not in the
majority of it's compounds.

Polythene, nylon, etc spring to mind.

We do conduct electricity, but certainly not for the reason that you
mention.


cheers
Richard


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