Hi Tim
On (21 Oct 97) Tim Hutzler wrote to Roy J. Tellason...
 TH> Perhaps that individual addressed the particulars. I simply commented
 TH> on the physical realities. It's one of the big three laws of
 TH> thermodynamics. Energy spreads out, and earth is a poor insulator.
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Moist earth is a poor insulator.  Dry earth is a superb insulator, hence
modern mud houses.
Large grid operators have had to irrigate the ground above their HV buried
cables, in time of drought when the buried thermocouples gave overheat
alarms, even at times of light load.   Cheers.........ALEC
... ......Pavlov Had a Dog
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