Something Different

[John]

If you have ever wanted a wood computer or a wood laptop

http://www.gostyle.com/

 

[DalienX]

If you have ever wanted a wood computer or a wood laptop

http://www.gostyle.com/

seen something like this elsewhere, the only thing that worries me is
woods lack of earthing ablility.

 

[SG1]

seen something like this elsewhere, the only thing that worries me is
woods lack of earthing ablility.

That's what people are for????????

 

[Mark Harriss]

That's what people are for????????

Wood will conduct lightning!, what are you
worried about!!.

 

[The Real Andy]

Wood will conduct lightning!, what are you
worried about!!.

Actually, wood doesn't.

 

[Bazil]

Actually, wood doesn't.

Tell that to the 3 or 4 people who got fried under an old wooden
bandstand in Geelong some years ago...

Bryan

 

[MC]

Actually, wood doesn't.

Put enough volts across it and it certainly will.

 

[The Real Andy]

Put enough volts across it and it certainly will.

Its not the wood thats doing the conducting.

 

[Rod Speed]

Its not the wood thats doing the conducting.

Yes it is.

 

[Mark Harriss]

Its not the wood thats doing the conducting.

Oh, I'm sorry, it must be the carbon ions forming
a conductive plasma as the cellulose is explosively
vapourised.Either you know something about dielectric
physics you aren't telling us or you are being a
nitpicking dickhead.

 

[Bazil]

Its not the wood thats doing the conducting.

So pray tell what it is that does the conducting?

And don't say electrons, because by that logic metals wouldn't be
considered conductors.

Me thinks you should go back to physics and chem 101. Or maybe better,
go back and start in say... year 10 or 11.

Bryan

 

[Keith]

seen something like this elsewhere, the only thing that worries me is
woods lack of earthing ablility.

There aren't too many laptop cases with any earthing ability anyway. I don't
think that the plastic case on my Dell would conduct too much.

Anyway, if you're that worried, you could just hammer a nail or two into it.

 

[McGrath]

Yes it is.

You'll find it was the water that was the conductor, not simply the wood.

 

[Rod Speed]

You'll find it was the water that was the conductor, not simply the wood.

Wrong with dry wood.

 

[McGrath]

wood.

Wrong with dry wood.

Dry wood is an insulator - not a conductor. For the purpose of earthing -
which is where this started, wood has NO conducive conductive abilities.

 

[Rod Speed]

Dry wood is an insulator - not a conductor.

Depends entirely on the level of voltage
applied, just like with any insulator.

For the purpose of earthing - which is where this started,

Irrelevant to where it diverged to.

wood has NO conducive conductive abilities.

Pity about the situation that it diverged to.

 

[FruitLoop]

om.au...

Oh, I'm sorry, it must be the carbon ions forming
a conductive plasma as the cellulose is explosively
vapourised.Either you know something about dielectric
physics you aren't telling us or you are being a
nitpicking dickhead.

Lets see , Carbon is used in low voltage batteries , wow with only 1.5 volts
present . TTL is 5 volts .
Man , now Im worried !!!

 

[Colin ®]

Lets see , Carbon is used in low voltage batteries , wow with only 1.5
volts
present . TTL is 5 volts .
Man , now Im worried !!!

<NITPICK>
And you should be. Carbon is used in some cells. With carbon/zinc or
alkaline you get the 1.5 V you sprout about.

A battery is a number of cells connected in series and / or parallel

How you manage to get from the voltage of a lightning strike to a
carbon/zinc cell is quite a step.

</NITPICK>

ps still think a file is created when cloning a disk ???

 

[McGrath]

Depends entirely on the level of voltage
applied, just like with any insulator.

Well in the context of grounding a laptop, wood is useless and would act as
an insulator. In the context of the 'bandstand' incident, water was the
conductor - NOT wood.

In both instatnces wood was/is not a conductor.

Irrelevant to where it diverged to.

Somehow we diverged to the Geelong incident. The lightning was conducted by
water from the thunderstorm - not the wood.

Pity about the situation that it diverged to.

Which was the situation where water was the main conductive substance - NOT
the wood.
You said wood was doing the conducting - it wasn't.

 

[FruitLoop]

<NITPICK>
And you should be. Carbon is used in some cells. With carbon/zinc or
alkaline you get the 1.5 V you sprout about.

A battery is a number of cells connected in series and / or parallel

How you manage to get from the voltage of a lightning strike to a
carbon/zinc cell is quite a step.

</NITPICK>

ps still think a file is created when cloning a disk ???

Its an option