0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
In its purest form does water conducts electricity?
Pure water does conduct electricity, but only to a small extent. It contains very low levels of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions. Try touching power lines with a wet stick and see if you get electrocuted! It's the water, not the wood, that does the damage.
Why one person do not get shock while touching a tree which is touching the transmission line?
that's because trees are made up of wood which does'nt conduct (transmit) electricity
If you touch live wires with a length of wood can you be electrocuted?
There are two conditions at play here. It depends on the moisture content of the wood and the potential of the voltage. If the wood is old and dry there is less chance of getting a shock over a newly milled length of wood. On the other hand if the voltage is is high enough you will get a flash over even with wood that seems to be dry. When the power goes out and then a few seconds it comes back on again and stays on it is usually a tree limb that is the cause of the outage. What the power company is trying to doing is burn the branch off of the power line. If successful the power stays on. They are exploiting the fact that moist wood will conduct electricity.
What can protect something from being electrocuted beside rubber?
Polystyrene, cardboard and wood are a few.
Is saying touch wood superstitious?
Yes. Knocking on or touching wood keeps the bad spirits at bay. Yes it is a superstition.
How do you hammer a nail into a block of wood without touching the hammer or the nail?
nothing
Why do people touch wood for luck?
An old superstition Not overly helpful. However, the superstition of touching wood (or iron) as a counter to evil goes back centuries. There are various thought on the origin. One says it comes from the touching of wood from Christ's cross as a protective talisman. Another pre-dates Christianity in that both the wood of the oak and the ash trees were sacred to ancient pagans. The touching iron comes from the old belief that iron will keep the "fairy folk" away from you, as iron will kill the fae. There is also the "knock on wood" variation, which was originally done to wake the dryad who lived within the tree (wood).
Who is the Nathaniel blackwood in the touching spirit bear?
Nathaniel Black-wood is Col-es lawyer
Can anyone suggest a tag line for a wood product?
"Knock on Wood!" "Wood You Like the Best?"
What is a convergence line in art?
How wood i no
When did Wood Lane - Metropolitan line - tube station end?
Wood Lane - Metropolitan line - tube station ended in 1959.
When was Wood Lane - Metropolitan line - tube station created?
Wood Lane - Metropolitan line - tube station was created in 1908.
