On 3 Sep 2009 11:54:01 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:14:41 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>
>> Rain water isn't chemically pure. (Depending on pollution levels.) Once
>> the pylon gets wet, it's entire surface is covered in a continuous sheet
>> of water, which also covers all of the cables. So why don't they short
>> out?
>
>Because the bare wire isn't exposed, it's insulated.  

Not on this side of the pond, Jim.

>And in order to 
>short out, you have to have a path for electrons to flow.  Arguably it 
>would take a pretty strong rainstorm to give the current someplace to go 
>to.
>

I think he means jump or track to.
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Regards
     Stephen

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