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Re:Blitzortung – real time lightning strikes around the world by ripped_britches on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @10:05PM (#41375290)
There’s no risk if your water supply lines are pex instead of copper
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Re:Blitzortung – real time lightning strikes around the world by telgareith on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @07:42AM (#41378430)
Yea, because water is an amazing insulator. /s
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Re:Blitzortung – real time lightning strikes around the world by adrianN on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @08:20AM (#41378657)
Water is a reasonably good insulator actually. You need a lot of dissolved minerals to make it a good conductor.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dcrY59nGxBg

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