[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

I am guessing the simple answer is here, reading the following should clear it up:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance

I am just kidding, but I do remember my father explaining to me how a touch sensitive lamp works when I had to fix one. ALL I recall of the conversation is the human body is a capacitor and I should have studied harder in school ...

Thanks.

I guess the plantalamp people want you to keep the plant watered so that there is some water in the leaves which conduct the electrical current to the microchip.