What is this lure?

Water is able to conduct electricity, so you have 2 wires separated
by a short distance. When the distance between the 2 wires gets wet,
electricity flows through them and the thing turns on and pings.

--
"Tis better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove
all doubt."

Water is able to conduct electricity

Water by itself will not conduct electricity. Other things become better
conductors when wet tho.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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Water is able to conduct electricity

Water by itself will not conduct electricity. Other things become better
conductors when wet tho.

Tell that to one of our firefighters. We had a basement fire, thick choking smoke, unable to see
anything but a dull orange glow of the fire. He advanced the line near the fire and opened the
nozzle. The homeowner had left the circuit breaker box open with the cover removed. Electricity
went down the hose stream until the transformer on the pole blew, leaving him unconscious. We
carried him out, twitching and scorched. He survived the experience, but you'll have a hard time
convincing him that water does not conduct electricity. It might not conduct as well as other
things, but I for one believe that it does! Otherwise, boom shocking electro surveys wouldn't work.
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Ditto here. I was wading the Tridelphia Res. up in Maryland and my legs
started to tingle, so I started walking back towards bank and it got worse.
Then I finally almost stepped on an unmarked, unburied electrical
cable..ouch. Glad I saw it before I stepped on it. I suppose I could have
been standing on something that was conducting it, but I didn't see
anything.

---
Chuck Coger
http://www.fishin-pro.com



"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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Water is able to conduct electricity

Water by itself will not conduct electricity. Other things become better
conductors when wet tho.

Tell that to one of our firefighters. We had a basement fire, thick
choking smoke, unable to see
anything but a dull orange glow of the fire. He advanced the line near
the fire and opened the
nozzle. The homeowner had left the circuit breaker box open with the
cover removed. Electricity
went down the hose stream until the transformer on the pole blew, leaving
him unconscious. We
carried him out, twitching and scorched. He survived the experience, but
you'll have a hard time
convincing him that water does not conduct electricity. It might not
conduct as well as other
things, but I for one believe that it does! Otherwise, boom shocking
electro surveys wouldn't work.
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

I was wading the Tridelphia Res. up in Maryland and my legs
started to tingle, so I started walking back towards bank and it got worse.
Then I finally almost stepped on an unmarked, unburied electrical
cable..ouch. Glad I saw it before I stepped on it.

I think the wet ground you were standing on was what was conducting the
current, not the water.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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I was wading the Tridelphia Res. up in Maryland and my legs
started to tingle, so I started walking back towards bank and it got
worse.
Then I finally almost stepped on an unmarked, unburied electrical
cable..ouch. Glad I saw it before I stepped on it.

I think the wet ground you were standing on was what was conducting the
current, not the water.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Distilled water conducts very little. But add some contamination, anything
acid really helps and you get conduction. Most water is not really pure
that is found in nature, and with acid rain, becomes slightly acidic.
Therefore a conductor. Same with the water that comes out of a firehose.
May be non neutral Ph wise, so conducts. And is most likely non neutal Ph
wise.
Bill

Electricity
went down the hose stream until the transformer on the pole blew, leaving him
unconscious. We
carried him out, twitching and scorched. He survived the experience, but
you'll have a hard time
convincing him that water does not conduct electricity. It might not conduct
as well as other
things, but I for one believe that it does! Otherwise, boom shocking electro
surveys wouldn't work.

Sounds like the basement floor was wet. Are you sure the electricty traveled in
the water stream and not in the wet floor?

As far as electroshocking - you can force a current to jump from one electrode
to another and shock the fish in between, just like you can force a current to
jump between two electrodes in the air. But the air, and the water, are not
conductors.

We used to have a guy come around to the schools from the power company. He
would hook up a light bulb on one wire and run the end down into a beaker of
water. Another wire would be plugged in and run into the water about six
inches away. The light bulb would not light until he touched the two wires
together.

I think sal****er, if salty enough, will conduct electricty, as will other
solutions.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Any farm boys in the group? I remember getting tricked into peeing on an
electric fence when I was a kid. Must have been the salt. My mom always said
I used
too much. ;-)
Joe Z.

As far as electroshocking - you can force a current to jump from one
electrode
to another and shock the fish in between, just like you can force a current
to
jump between two electrodes in the air. But the air, and the water, are not
conductors.

We used to have a guy come around to the schools from the power company. He
would hook up a light bulb on one wire and run the end down into a beaker of
water. Another wire would be plugged in and run into the water about six
inches away. The light bulb would not light until he touched the two wires
together.

I think sal****er, if salty enough, will conduct electricty, as will other
solutions.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

"Joe" wrote in message ...
Any farm boys in the group? I remember getting tricked into peeing on an
electric fence when I was a kid. Must have been the salt. My mom always said
I used
too much. ;-)

Yes, unfortunately, I can relate to that story as well. However, I did get to play it on many city
cousins.
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Any farm boys in the group? I remember getting tricked into peeing on
an electric fence when I was a kid.

Yep, same here. Also fooled a city cousin into it, topped off by him not
believing what would happen if he straddled a cow patty and dropped a
large rock on it.