I'm not so sure that the water would be a problem. He is already conductive (his body, that is) and in contact with the suit. Adding another conductive path from the outside to the inside might not matter. It is difficult for me to analyze because it is not simply an EM wave, an E field, or contact with a conductor, but rather electric arcs. I think that the arcs will always strike the suit and the voltage drop between any two points on the suit should be nil, so even if there is a wet path from outside the suit, inside to his face, I don't think he would be shocked. I think this is true of touching his face, too - I don't think that would cause a shock either. The only way he should be able to receive a shock is if there is a conductive path from outside to inside the suit, which does not touch the suit but does touch his body. That seems unlikely with water, although maybe transiently if he were splashed with water. All that said, it does strike me as a silly stunt and both Blane's description and the article play up the typical misunderstandings about electricity. Sean On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 7:37 PM, IVP wrote: > All it would take would be one lone nutcase with a bag of water balloons > > > > Ahem > > I said, IS THERE A NUTCASE IN THE HOUSE ? > > Anybody ? > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2213389/David-Blaine-begins-= daredevil-stunt-sees-stand-days-nights-amidst-million-volts-electric-curren= ts.html > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .