That sounds like an urban legend. A Google search for "Congo fatal
static charge" comes up with not a single reference. The physics of the
idea doesn't make sense to me either.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 1/9/2022 12:44 PM, lstoskopf@cox.net wrote:
We've seen talks of measuring soil conductivity on this and the LF lists.
There is a guy in my church who does a lot of mission work in Africa and runs a
small ag mfg business. Also a company building soil measurements for basically
ag use: Veris Technology. A quick chat today:
Supposedly in some parts of the Congo have highly non-conductive soils, hot dry
weather, etc. Can build up major charges at times that people walking across
the rocks occasionally get fatal discharges. Pretty hostile places.
N0UU
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