Is milk conductive?

[Hazy125]

I was drinking some milk and almost dropped it, I have a computer underneath me pretty much and if I did drop it the milk would have landed on the computer... So I'm wondering if milk is conductive like water and if it would still do the same amount of damage as water

[Godlygamer23]

Water is not conductive. Mineral water is.

[Vitalius]

I was drinking some milk and almost dropped it, I have a computer underneath me pretty much and if I did drop it the milk would have landed on the computer... So I'm wondering if milk is conductive like water and if it would still do the same amount of damage as water

Yes. It has water in it.

[Halfsandwich]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk

 

 

Milk is an emulsion or colloid of butterfat globules within a water-based fluid that contains dissolved carbohydrates and protein aggregates with minerals.^[52] Because it is produced as a food source for a neonate, all of its contents provide benefits to the growing young. The principle requirements of the neonate are energy (lipids, lactose, and protein), biosynthesis of non-essential amino acids supplied by proteins (essential amino acids and amino groups), essential fatty acids, vitamins and inorganic elements, and water.^[53]

TIL It contains water, just let it dry for a day and you'll be fine

[Hazy125]

Thanks guys, I was just mostly curious. By the way, I didn't actually spill milk on the computer. I just almost did

[virusal19]

Yes, milk is conductive because it contains water. If you did spill the milk onto your computer, you will want to clean it and then leave it to dry for at least a day or two for the water to fully evaporate. 

[Godlygamer23]

Yes, milk is conductive because it contains water. If you did spill the milk onto your computer, you will want to clean it and then leave it to dry for at least a day or two for the water to fully evaporate. 

Water is not conductive.

[gibbsy81]

If milk wasn't conductive then you could have a milk cooled computer it might stink a bit

[Vitalius]

Water is not conductive.

Pure water is not conductive.

Every other kind (that has minerals in it) is.

So saying water is conductive is pretty much true because you will not find pure water unless you get distilled water. And even then, it touching anything like a metal or your skin will pretty much contaminate it.

[Godlygamer23]

Pure water is not conductive.

Every other kind (that has minerals in it) is.

So saying water is conductive is pretty much true because you will not find pure water unless you get distilled water. And even then, it touching anything like a metal or your skin will pretty much contaminate it.

The water itself isn't conducting the electricity. It's the minerals that mixed with the water that conduct it.

[virusal19]

Water is not conductive.

 

Pure water itself is a very low conductor of electricity but mix it with sodium or sodium chloride or in fact anything that is a ionic compound and it will turn more conductive; and milk contains sodium. 

[bob345]

If milk wasn't conductive then you could have a milk cooled computer it might stink a bit

someone somewhere will  eventually try this and it will not end well

[EricX2]

A milk cooled PC will turn into a cheese cooled dead PC.

[the_devil52]

A milk cooled PC will turn into a cheese cooled dead PC.

 

mmmmm tasty

[Art Vandelay]

Water is not conductive. Mineral water is.

Water is always conductive in a liquid state. Pure water partially disassociates into hydroxide and hydronium ions, at a concentration of 10^-7, at 25 degrees celcius. This is not conductive enough to kill electronics, but it is conductive, nonetheless. You need to have dissolved ions into the water for it to become conductive enough to damage things, and I'm sure milk has enough dissolved ions to kill electronics.

[trentonjeffro]

I saw is milk conductive and i thought someone was gonna try to make a milk pc