Reasoning behind separated electrode sponges

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We don't just use one big sponge (yet) because I think (and don't

know) that having several small ones will introduce bands of power

concentration. The power flowing into the body from the narrower

area into the tissue and criss-crossing with other bands from other

electrodes will produce intense areas of charge here and there where

they may cross paths. If we have only a flat sponge with a spread-

out sort of power layout, we may not get these intensities inside the

body. I really don't know this, but it seems to make sense.

DO THIS EXERCISE

Make a row of 5 dots at one end of a sheet of paper and 5 at the

opposite end, then start with dot 1 and connect it to all 5 at the

other end with a line. Move to dot 2 and do the same, until all dots

are connected to all opposing dots at the other end of the paper.

Actually do this, don't just imagine it. I was surprised when I drew

it out what it looked like.

By the time you are done, you will notice that the central area is

very dense with criss-crosses, while the edges look less-dense. This

is somewhat misleading. The edges have shorter paths, so the power

going between them will be higher due to the shorter distance. In

this case the distance it occupied by the body, and the body has

resistance to electricity. More distance through the body = more

total resistance to the electricity. The shorter distances will tend

to make up for the less-dense pattern of electrcity flow.

Notice how underneath each electrode is a very dense bundle of

power. Any germ under it will tend to get very high power. In

reality, the electricity does not form a thin straight line. It

forms a cylinder shaped like a hot dog or thin balloon at the ends,

curving into the ends as it takes whatever path it can take,

preferring the shortest for the most power. But electrons repel each

other, so some of them are forced into longer paths to the outside of

the shortest path. That's why some of them do not move in a straight

line, but follow a shape like a hot dog or even bulging out more,

like a lemon.

Still the straight lines show where MOST of the power goes. The

density in the middle is very high, so if you put this over a

prostate or a breast cancer tumor, you may expect to hit it with a

very dense current without hurting skin or other body parts. It is a

good way to target things you want to electrify highly without going

inside with an operation, etc.

At least, this is how it looks to me, in doing these designs.

bG