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Post by Will Dendy on Jan 14, 2008 9:31:47 GMT
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Post by Piers Lodwick on Jan 14, 2008 12:05:54 GMT
dendy wtf??? that doesnt look like either of my houses.... thats right i have 2 now  |
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Post by Alexey on Jan 14, 2008 16:56:19 GMT
I love how the extension cable is floating on a pair of flip flops - excellent.
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Post by Chri$$ on Jan 14, 2008 21:23:36 GMT
same i'm lost dendy, unless u know another piers i have no idea where u got that photo from, n i dont even think piers is that stupid to put n extension in a pool espcialy as that one does not look like a waterproof one.
we all love the mighty (mighty???) piers
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Post by Will Horton on Jan 14, 2008 23:28:46 GMT
Ah the mysteries of internet humour. Although it spoils the fun a little, allow me to explain the joke.
Clearly it isn't actually Piers or one of his barbeques. The picture depicts some people lying in a paddling pool and an electric barbeque with ghetto extension cables. This is of course very silly, because as we all know when a large voltage is placed across water the dissolved ions can flow and carry charge (often through you) resulting in a nasty burn and then death.
But I digress. The joke is in the title "Standard BBQ at Piers' house", implying that this is the sort of silly thing Piers might do, implying that Piers is stupid. And so we laugh. Ha. That'll do.
The only thing that confused me was whether "standard" refers to the usual sort of barbeque at Piers's house, or the newer definition which apperently means good.
Anyway, I suspect that the picture is staged and that the cables are not connected, as even drunk American students aren't capable of such idiocy. If it was real, they would probably have died and it is unlikely that the picture would be posted on the internet.
Ha ha, etc.
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Post by charlieboy on Jan 15, 2008 12:12:25 GMT
will i dont think u went into enough detail....
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Post by Piers Lodwick on Jan 16, 2008 10:38:20 GMT
will your hilarious, i love you
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Post by Will Lewin on Jan 17, 2008 17:51:57 GMT
I think Dendy is referring to piers's complete disreguard to electrical safety Will.
They may be in completely distilled water.
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Post by charlieboy on Jan 18, 2008 17:09:53 GMT
ooo clever  |
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Post by Will Horton on Jan 19, 2008 19:18:51 GMT
Actually, even completely distilled water will conduct slightly. A small percentage of water is ionised (H3O+ and OH- ions), which means that it can conduct electricity. When a large voltage is placed across, more will ionise. It's the same with any molecular substance. Even air conducts electricity (lightning), although that's actually a plasma.
Even if it's distilled, random crap will dissolve in it such as carbon dioxide in the air, which increases its conductivity.
That said, the current produced in distilled water from an American 110v supply is quite small. A rough calculation, taking the distance from the source to the guy to be 2 metres, and the average cross sectional area of the water to be 2 square metres, and using 2.5x10^+5 ohm metres to be the resistivity of pure water, gives a resistance of 250000 ohms (R=rho*L/A).
This gives us a current of 0.00044A (0.44mA) from the American 110v supply (I=V/R), so basically it's not actually possible to feel it.
That's assuming that it's a DC source, I don't know if the current would be the same with an AC source (which it actually is).
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Post by Haz on Jan 19, 2008 21:09:01 GMT
......And due to quantum physics of the molecular structure..........shut the fook up.
Sorry i just always wanted to say that. Im joking and take no offence lol
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Post by Piers Lodwick on Jan 20, 2008 0:52:17 GMT
dendy now look what you have started... , maybe its not actually any kind of water, maybe it is another substance? for example white vinegar, etc
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Post by charlieboy on Jan 20, 2008 18:14:25 GMT
lol
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