On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 04:09:55PM -0600, Don Begley wrote: > > > > Probably more a matter of the sand being dry enough for the barbed > > wire to be electrically decoupled from you. I've seen similar EMF > > coupling effects in ordinary household 240V power, if things are > > sufficiently well earthed. > > > > Doesn't mean it injurious to health, however. The normal impedance > > of a human > > being is 5-6 orders of magnitude higher than barbed wire! > > > Definitely, the wire was earthed. FWIW, however, the engineer said the > energy came from the power line and sensible only in those summer. > > -d-
Due to gremlins in the system, I meant to say "not sufficently well earthed". I thought this might be the case if the sand was sufficiently dry, then the barbed wire may be a floating conductor. Ah well... -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Mathematics UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
