Ummm, I think I have to disagree here.
I've heard this pseudo-theory more times than I care to remember.
No where in electrical theory (or practice) does electricity seek the
path of least resistance, this is an old wives tale. If I have several
parallel paths of electrical flow, certainly more current will flow
through the path with the least resistance but electricity will most
definately flow through all paths.
As you state, it is just like water, if you flush the toilet, have the
shower on and turn on the sink faucet, water will flow through all of
them but in differing amounts.
> There's lots of what I term "gimmick" plugs out now with multiple electrodes,
> be it 2,3,or4.. The only problem with these is that basic electrical theory
> states that electricity, like water, seeks the path of least resistance. This
> means that it's likely that what will happen with these multi-path plugs is
> that only one conducter is ever actually working, until it wears enough that
> the path to the next one is now easier, ad infinitum. (unless by some freak
> chance each electrode was exactly the same distance and electrical resistance
> as the next)
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