[rescue] Crimson update: Hmm

[Michael Free]

I think most of us are watching an arc across a vacuum.... unless you're
trendy with the LCD's.

Mike Free

----- Original Message -----
From: <vance at neurotica.com>
To: "Jochen Kunz" <jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
Cc: "The Rescue List" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [rescue] Crimson update: Hmm


> 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
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