Oh, and one more thing: I can't stand it when people say "electrocuted" when they mean "shocked." Electrocuted is a portmanteau of "electrically executed" and you are not electrocuted unless you die from electric shock. On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:45 AM, Sean Breheny wrote: > 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-curre= nts.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 .