Thread: Earthing?
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Old 10-22-2011, 08:54 PM
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I hate to be the person who talks about quack cures and attacks the new thing on the block, but earthing doesn't sound very solid simply from a basic electrical standpoint. The main reason why ground rods are so long is that the ground isn't a really good conductor. It isn't an insulator either but it isn't anywhere near as conductive as a metal. If the basic science that is being used on the earthing websites to explain this phenomena was correct, everyone should be getting sufficient earthing every time they touch a grounded metal appliance or ride in a car (tires are slightly conductive, that's why you get shocks when you touch a car).

I don't deny that they are showing benefits but I've got to wonder if there's a second order cause that's being invoked by their treatments but not directly caused by them.
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