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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why does water affect electronics in a negative way?
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Electronic devices have energy stored in a battery that's restricted in where it can go by the location of wires.  When you add water, electric current can take other paths.  Some paths go through components that were designed to be protected from direct battery current by resistors.  When those protections are bypassed, the components can be exposed to more current than they can carry, causing permanent damage to them.