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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: casals on 06/02/2009 01:30:01

Title: Why don't conductor rails short out in the show?
Post by: casals on 06/02/2009 01:30:01

David Jones asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Why don't conductor rails on the railways short out when heavy snow connects them not only to the ground beneath but also to the earthed track?

Surely there would at least be a massive current loss due to electrolysis of the snow?

What do you think?

Title: Why don't conductor rails short out in the show?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 06/02/2009 03:07:51

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=20044.0

Title: Why don't conductor rails short out in the show?
Post by: thedoc on 10/02/2009 19:02:36

Listen to the answer to this question on our podcast. (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2009.02.08/)