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If your foot is in the water on the ground, there will be circuit between the water and the ground greymattermom May 2017 #1
Yep! Right! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #8
Right, which is one of two reasons you need to wear rubber soled shoes Warpy May 2017 #9
I'm not sure that's true. Lint Head May 2017 #2
Yep, I remember that. Also, being used to make worms come to the surface of the ground for bait. n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #6
Read and study this link below. democratisphere May 2017 #3
Excellent article !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #7
2 feet can complete the circuit, if I recall correctly uppityperson May 2017 #4
Here's an interesting discussion on this. It would likely depend on the source location, RKP5637 May 2017 #5
We were given instructions on how to walk to safety from down power lines. TexasProgresive May 2017 #10
Yes! There are also sometimes lots of surface ground currents from lightening traveling on the RKP5637 May 2017 #12
I worked most of my life in telecommunications. TexasProgresive May 2017 #13
Yep, all good things to know! I think ground currents are the sneakiest things going. One thing I've RKP5637 May 2017 #14
One other thing about ground and grounding. TexasProgresive May 2017 #15
Incredible!!! I bet if you could survey the houses in the US many have very poor grounding. RKP5637 May 2017 #16
Simple terms Step potential duncang May 2017 #11
what would happen if a person slipped in water and landed on their butt stillsoleft May 2017 #17
That would probably be a worse case scenario duncang May 2017 #18
Appendix C to Section 1910.269 -- Protection From Hazardous Differences in Electric Potential mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #19
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