Kaibzey t1_j681ptp wrote on January 28, 2023 at 11:41 AM Reply to comment by Jaffacakereddit in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch Whoa this was educational haha. Makes sense.....electricity works on potential differences, which get larger with distances! So large organisms can straddle much larger potential difference zones. Permalink Parent 10
Kaibzey t1_j681ptp wrote
Reply to comment by Jaffacakereddit in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
Whoa this was educational haha.
Makes sense.....electricity works on potential differences, which get larger with distances! So large organisms can straddle much larger potential difference zones.