Hello Rafael and Paddlewise, my guess is that the "path of least resistance" was on Peter's right side. Influencing factors would be paddle shaft material and how wet it was on each side. A dry paddle made of a good insulating material on one side would conduct less well than the same material but damp on the other side. As a guess. Kind regards, Kevin D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rafael Mier Maza Why did it happen only with the right side? I would like to make a guess that the positive high voltage source was high on your left side, so your left side was negatively charged and your right side positively charged. When you touched the water on the right side, electrons would flow to neutralize the positive charge. maybe somebody can complement this or suggest another explanation. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 23 2002 - 22:22:06 PDT
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