Originally posted by: thirtythree
Where do the fish go when the pond freezes?
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Where do the fish go when the pond freezes?
Originally posted by: Yzzim
yeah I thought about that, I just figured the voltage would weaken after traveling so far.
If the fish don't die, why do people leave the pool when it starts lightning out?
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: Yzzim
yeah I thought about that, I just figured the voltage would weaken after traveling so far.
If the fish don't die, why do people leave the pool when it starts lightning out?
Because they are scared?
Originally posted by: Match
Distilled water does not conduct electricity. I would guess (I could be wrong) that pond/lake/pool/sea water are all relatively poor conductors of electricity. So probably fish near the lightning strike would be fried, whereas fish a little farther away would just get a shock.
Originally posted by: memo
maybe because your body being made up of so much water is has a higher likelihood of taking the brunt of the lightning? just a guess. besides who would want to be outside in a pool during a lightning storm.
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: Match
Distilled water does not conduct electricity. I would guess (I could be wrong) that pond/lake/pool/sea water are all relatively poor conductors of electricity. So probably fish near the lightning strike would be fried, whereas fish a little farther away would just get a shock.
lake water != distilled.
"Yeah? What do they eat, then? I mean if they're frozen solid, they can't swim around looking for food and all."Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Where do the fish go when the pond freezes?
Underneath the surface, where it's not frozen. Unless it's completely frozen, in which case I guess they are locked in until it melts. :Q
Most all kinds of impurities in water will give it enough free ions to conduct. So any kind of lake/sea water will conduct electricity.Originally posted by: Match
Distilled water does not conduct electricity. I would guess (I could be wrong) that pond/lake/pool/sea water are all relatively poor conductors of electricity. So probably fish near the lightning strike would be fried, whereas fish a little farther away would just get a shock.
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I have the nagging suspicion that just a few months/years ago, I knew a perfectly good scientific answer.
Stupid alcohol.
Originally posted by: Match
Distilled water does not conduct electricity.