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[โ€“] Lath@kbin.earth 51 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Fun fact! Lightning can't penetrate deep into large bodies of water and instead spreads over a larger surface area.

Funner fact! I have no idea if the above is true because I just made it up!

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[โ€“] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 6 months ago

From what I know that is somewhat true, the current will disperse through the water relatively uniformly. But it'll still create voltage gradients that will probably kill any fish nearby.

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