Water bending with static electricity

[rudedude]

thinking about growing cacti in a tropical climate...could i perhaps build a charged scaffold around them to keep most of the rainwater away? if this is possible i might lose the walls i tend to stay in as well by upscaling it.

 

[NascentOxygen]

Hi rudedude. http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5725/red5e5etimes5e5e45e5e25.gif

You have a couple of neat ideas there.

But if you are going to put up a sturdy structure I think you may as well give it a retractable roof and it should then better deal with torrential downpours.

The enemy of electrostatics is ... moisture and humidity. So I think you'd be facing an uphill battle trying to ward off even gentle showers, let alone steady rain. When hit by an electrostatic force I believe falling raindrops tend to tear themselves apart into hundreds of tiny droplets, compounding the problem.

Perhaps try growing succulents instead?

Good luck!