On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote:

> Well, no.
> "electricity "ALWAYS" follows the path of least resistance"
>
> In a parallel circuit, current will always divide according to the
> resistance in it's path (with contsant voltage). Only in the case of a
> direct short will the higher resistance be cut out completely.

That applies to most circuits, yes.  If we're talking about spark plugs,
though, the first path that ionizes the fuel/air mix in the cylinder will
suddenly have a *drastically* lower resistance than the other paths, so
the current will all flow through it.

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