[rescue] Crimson update: Hmm

[vance at neurotica.com]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Jochen Kunz wrote:

> > water would be much more effective.
> Yes. Water is around 4.2 kJ/(kg*K), oil is around 2, most metals are
> below 1. But other factors are interresting too. Impedance (you can't
> get water 100% non-conductive), dielectric constant, ...

You can't get anything 100% nonconductive, I don't think.  I'm pretty sure
you can arc across a vacuum.

Peace...  Sridhar