Something Different

[John]

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

http://www.gostyle.com/

They're pretty pricey too

 

[Rod Speed]

Plenty of dry wood in a thunderstorm.

There can be plenty of dry wood between metal
that gets the strike and the ground in buildings etc.

 

[Clockmeister]

There can be plenty of dry wood between metal
that gets the strike and the ground in buildings etc.

Doesn't mean it becomes a conductor. For instance ionisation will bridge the
gap and the wood simply burns because of the temperatures involved with a
strike.

 

[Rod Speed]

Doesn't mean it becomes a conductor.

Wrong, as always.

For instance ionisation will bridge the gap and the wood simply burns because
of the temperatures involved with a strike.

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have
never ever had a fucking clue about anything at all, ever.

No wonder you only ever get to crash cars.

 

[FruitLoop]

water'?


Wrong, as always.


Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have
never ever had a fucking clue about anything at all, ever.

No wonder you only ever get to crash cars.

At least * HE CAN * . You probably dont have a licence due to being
suspended or failing the initial test .
I take it your jealous of people who drive cars . Just shows again your
either a liar ( having never stacked or scratched a car ) or dont drive
enough or have the exposure to be involved in a accident whether it was
caused by you or the other person.
The other possiblity is your 15 years old and going by your posts thats even
a bit old .

 

[dmm]

They're pretty pricey too

I recently saw that Bunnings has some adhesive backed veneers for about $15 a sheet
(about 450mm x 900mm) teak, jarrah, tasmanian oak, etc.

 

[The Real Andy]

At least * HE CAN * . You probably dont have a licence due to being
suspended or failing the initial test .
I take it your jealous of people who drive cars . Just shows again your
either a liar ( having never stacked or scratched a car ) or dont drive
enough or have the exposure to be involved in a accident whether it was
caused by you or the other person.
The other possiblity is your 15 years old and going by your posts thats even
a bit old .

Relax dude, Ol Rod is the best post diverger i have ever seen. See the
humour in it! If you watch him long enough, it becomes quite humerous.

 

[Rod Speed]

Some gutless fuckwit desperately cowering behind
just the pathetic excuse for a troll that
any 2 year old could leave for dead.

 

[Mark Harriss]

Some gutless fuckwit desperately cowering behind
just the pathetic excuse for a troll that
any 2 year old could leave for dead.

When I see this standard canned message,
I always get a mental picture of some hapless fool
hiding behind a PC as the whistle of large bore
mortar rounds (usenet postings) falls all around
them as they wonder "What the F*&% did I do to
deserve this?".

 

[The Real Andy]

When I see this standard canned message,
I always get a mental picture of some hapless fool
hiding behind a PC as the whistle of large bore
mortar rounds (usenet postings) falls all around
them as they wonder "What the F*&% did I do to
deserve this?".

What amuses me, is that it bears an uncanny resemblance to a guy i
used to work with called greg. I often wonder....

 

[McGrath]

Irrelevant to the general question about whether
wood, like any insulator CAN BE a conductor.

Sorry mate, but that 'general question' was never part of the thread.

It's simple. In this context of this thread, wood is NOT a conductor.

 

[Clockmeister]

At least * HE CAN * . You probably dont have a licence due to being
suspended or failing the initial test .
I take it your jealous of people who drive cars . Just shows again your
either a liar ( having never stacked or scratched a car ) or dont drive
enough or have the exposure to be involved in a accident whether it was
caused by you or the other person.
The other possiblity is your 15 years old and going by your posts thats
even
a bit old .

Rod scraped the Alfa he once owned.

 

[Clockmeister]

What amuses me, is that it bears an uncanny resemblance to a guy i
used to work with called greg. I often wonder....

What sort of car did he drive?

 

[T.T.]

Sorry mate, but that 'general question' was never part of the thread.

It's simple. In this context of this thread, wood is NOT a conductor.

Especially if it is "double-wooded".

 

[Rod Speed]

Sorry mate, but that 'general question' was never part of the thread.

Wrong, as always. It became part of the thread when you
made a spectacular fool of yourself when you claimed that
it wasnt the wood that conducted. Sometimes it is indeed.

It's simple. In this context of this thread, wood is NOT a conductor.

Wrong, as always. Just like with ANY conductor, its ALWAYS
possible to exceed the breakdown voltage and get it to conduct.
Most obviously when the wood isnt that thick and you have the
lightning hitting metal on the weather side, and then the wood
CAN break down even when it isnt wet.

 

[Rod Speed]

Some terminal fuckwit pom claiming to be
just the puerile shit thats all it can ever manage.

 

[The Real Andy]

Wrong, as always. It became part of the thread when you
made a spectacular fool of yourself when you claimed that
it wasnt the wood that conducted. Sometimes it is indeed.


Wrong, as always. Just like with ANY conductor, its ALWAYS
possible to exceed the breakdown voltage and get it to conduct.
Most obviously when the wood isnt that thick and you have the
lightning hitting metal on the weather side, and then the wood
CAN break down even when it isnt wet.

The only time this can happen is when there is no possible way for the
lightning to find ground. What happens in this situation is that it
usually 'punches' or burns a hole in the material. Once again, the
material itself is not doing the conducting.

Lightning still follows the path of least resistance, and considering
that air breaks down at a much lower voltage than timber, the air will
always win.

 

[Bazil]

The only time this can happen is when there is no possible way for the
lightning to find ground. What happens in this situation is that it
usually 'punches' or burns a hole in the material. Once again, the
material itself is not doing the conducting.

Boffins claim a special camera filmed Mr Lightning getting around with
boxing gloves, matches and a tin of kero.

Lightning still follows the path of least resistance, and considering
that air breaks down at a much lower voltage than timber, the air will
always win.

They want to put him in jail for breaking the rules.

 

[Rod Speed]

The only time this can happen is when there is
no possible way for the lightning to find ground.

Wrong, lightning aint that predictable or reliable.

And irrelevant to the pig ignorant claim that wood cant conduct anyway.

What happens in this situation is that it usually
'punches' or burns a hole in the material. Once
again, the material itself is not doing the conducting.

Wrong again, its the conducting that punches the hole,
stupid. Basically that energy is what frys the wood that
used to be where the hole ends up being.

That happens with tree sap too where the sap doing the
conducting vaporises and blows a fucking great hole in the tree.

Lightning still follows the path of least resistance,

Its nothing like that black and white with the DC resistance.

and considering that air breaks down at a much
lower voltage than timber, the air will always win.

Not if there aint any air in the path because there is wood there, stupid.

 

[McGrath]

Wrong, as always. It became part of the thread when you
made a spectacular fool of yourself when you claimed that
it wasnt the wood that conducted. Sometimes it is indeed.

I said wood wouldn't conduct as a grounding measure for a laptop case.
Likewise I said wood was not the conductor in the Geelong incident - both
are true, both are correct.

You said wood could be used to ground a wooden laptop and was the conductor
at Geelong - both are false, both are incorrect.

So explain to me me how I made a fool of myself? The fact that wood
'sometimes' is a conductor is irrelevent in this thread.

A pre-school student would be able to understand that - why do you have so
much trouble?