> I have found that a wet road smells like a wet > potato chip, if that is any help. > > Pookie I would have guessed peanuts but hey, you're the weirdo, it's your call ;-) Colin, I wonder if old keyboard PCBs would do as sensors. They have either gold-plated or carbon-film (eg remote control) matrices that should be close enough to short when wet. Dunno how the carbon ones would stand up to the UV in these here parts -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads