Re: Mysterious electric current ! (fwd)

["Donald E. Simanek" <dsimanek@eagle.lhup.edu>]

On Mon, 24 Feb 1997, Mark Sylvester wrote:

> Then while switching the leads I momentarily had both croc clips on the same
> vessel, and there was a good microamp flowing, and the answer was clear
> before my eyes: thermocouple. My hot hand was setting up a sufficient
> temperature gradient for the chrome plated croc clips on the copper to
> generate the current. 

Then you tried it again using cloth gloves on both hands and compared
results, right? Then using copper wire and copper cups?

	-- Donald