Why does a wet brain conduct electricity just fine but a wet computer gets fried?

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Why does a wet brain conduct electricity just fine but a wet computer gets fried?

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It is a common misconception that the brain runs on electricity in a similar fashion to electrical devices. Instead what happens is nerves relay signals by charge gradients in chemicals, sort of like how a battery produces charge. There isn’t enough charge to conduct through liquids to other signal sites and cause damage.