[Sandy]

Well 'save you from a fault' is a pretty vague statement. Lots of different faults may occur over a period of time. Bottom a grounding electrode as part of a proper system plays many roles and does much more good than zero ground rods. If any one believes a properly placed ground rod serves no purpose then simply take the dayem thing loose and see how that works.

 

[Sandy]

Ok, where does the electricity go, what pulls it in to the earth?

Where does that 'pulls it to the earth' come from ?

Yes most of the time local earth is a very poor conductor, however there may be times when it is the only conductor. Wiggle your toes into the mud and grab a 120 volt hot lead. That very poor conductor will conduct enough to make you wish you hadn't done that.

Where is this going anyway? Just pseudo trick questions here.

 

[Sandy]

I was joking because it seemed like you were saying electrons can feel and have a mind of their own. I never heard an explanation like yours saying the electrons felt like going to holes in valence bands except when dealing with semiconductors like Germanium and Silicon. In fact , it was a lot like a semiconductor approximation class I took years ago but Lorentz was a totally different class.

I know when electrons 'feel' pizzed they bite. Piss off enough of them and you get bit bad.