Thread: WHY has this not changed everything??

Originally Posted by Xei

Really? Why not?

I think it has to do with ions in the water. Most water usually has some sort of ion in it...calcium, sodium chloride, nitrates, whatever. The ions conduct the electricity. The water only serves as a medium into which the ions are dissolved. Pure distilled water makes a shitty conductor.

Salt water seems a bit...cumbersome for any extended period. The salt will build up and coat nearly any surface. An acid will conduct electricity just as well as salt.