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		telgareith on Aug 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blitzortung – real time lightning strikes around t... Yea, because water is an amazing insulator. /s

adrianN on Aug 28, 2024 [–]

Water is a reasonably good insulator actually. You need a lot of dissolved minerals to make it a good conductor.

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