(August 10, 2012 at 11:07 pm)Stue Denim Wrote:(August 10, 2012 at 5:18 pm)Darwinian Wrote: TIL that 100% pure water does not conduct electricity
I thought it still did, just really shittily.
Sort of. Pure "de-ionized" water always has some free ions in it (being an excellent solvent for a hell of a lot of stuff).
If you could manage to completely remove all of the ions / impurities from water, it is an excellent insulator.