Re: Error in Wikipedia article: Faraday's law of induction


"Don Kelly"

Do you know it?
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No- the absolute earth voltage is a chimera. The earth voltage is a
potential difference between the earth and some reference point. We don't
have an absolute reference point and if we take one such as a point at
infinity,

You are victim of math. Zero voltage is on the body where no free electrons.
The Earths is a body and a drop also.


Try understand the nuance of the terminology and next come back. It will
be easy to you. Start from Clive Saunders statement:
"Wordwide thunderstorm activity is responsible for maintaining a weak
negative charge on the Earth's surface and a corresponding positive
charge in the atmosphere."
At a fair weather is current of about 2x10-12 amperes/meter2. Electron
migrate up day after day. What is the result - excess or lack?
You must find the ansfer what exactly means the term "positive charge" in
very sophisticated references.
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I have no problem with either of the above information that I saw a long
time ago. I do have a problem with your interpretations and
extrapolations that defy the actual data.

The fundamental data are always the same. Electrons migrate up and without
activity of clouds all would be above your head (as the excess) in a short
time. They come back in areas under clouds. The details are investigated by
meteorologist.
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