On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:29:47 -0700 (PDT), tubby <
bton...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>I was introduced to Earthing a year or so ago and never got around to
>practice it.
http://www.earthinginstitute.net/index.php/overview
>
>Finally a few months ago I placed a copper stake in the ground ran a
>wire under the house into my bedroom and adjoined a Computer
>bracelet to it and on to my feet. I was pleasantly surprised that I
>slept much deeper, got up less during the night to go to the bathroom,
>and felt psychologically better. Clint Ober who brought this Earthing
>concept to our attention has added that it also helps to take some of
>the pains of
> age, however since I presently don;t have any I cannot vouch for
>that.
>
>My system is very primitive however it seems to work for me.
I don't know what effect connecting your body to earth/ground would
have on your body's functions. And, I sure wouldn't rule out the
suggestion that it does. How is that for running sideways?? ;-)
Clint Ober's notions seem far fetched though.
It is true that the body uses electricity for survival. Google
Electroencephalography for one example of electrical activity in the
body. My electronics background didn't get me into the medical
instrumentation work. It would have been interesting to know how
those instruments worked.
I do know that if I connected my body to copper rod driven into the
earth in an electrical storm, I would become a great lightening rod
for mother nature to hurl bolts of fire at! :-( In areas of frequent
electrical storms tall buildings and power distribution towers,
lightening rods are installed with heavy copper cable running down to
copper-clad steel grounding rod(s) to drain the strikes to earth
harmlessly.
You may have seen the video of maintenance technicians transferring
themselves from a helicopter to the live high tensions power lines. He
stands on the skid holding a conductive "sizzle stick", one end of
which is connected to the chopper. As the chopper approaches, he
approached the live wire, drawing a long spark and connects to the
wire. that makes the chopper and the wire at the same voltage. At
that point, he transfers to the wire and disconnects the stick from
the chopper. Like a bird, he is unaffected by the high voltage. When
he finishes his work, the whole process is repeated in getting back to
the chopper. The pilot of the chopper has got to be damn good, too. I
wouldn't want either job!!
There are lots of high level courses there. Most of them for folks
with higher education. The one you cited would be useful for getting
familiar with electricity. When I first got interested in electronic
as a teenager, the discovery that I could "visualize" what was going
on in a electronic circuit or system, even though there was nothing to
actually see. (Now, feel is another matter!) Knowing how to
manipulate it and measure it was fascinating.
Well it's time to close, as we are off to Missouri tomorrow to a
wedding. No...not mine...
regards, bentot