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To: Clappy who wrote (3379)12/22/2005 1:22:13 PM
From: Crocodile  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24225
 
I wonder how the voltage varies from distance to
the earth.

funny, but i was wondering that as well.

i wonder if things like big knots would
have any effect on impedance. <g>

seems like it might be interesting to
experiment with.. like wiring up
a lemon battery or something.

(o:

~croc



To: Clappy who wrote (3379)12/22/2005 3:37:22 PM
From: Bill on the Hill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24225
 
Or alkalinity of the soil. My son brought that up. I would expect that alkaline soils like we have here will help conductivity. Distance may be critical. They say six feet. I expect that distance matters not. It is probably the dielectric coefficient between the two that matters.


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