Re: SHOCKING STORIES

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From: Jeremiah Wilton
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:05

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>>In article <1992Jul18.175339.10396@newstand.syr.edu>,
>>	feliccia@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Nicholas J Feliccia) writes:
>>
>> Ok. I want to know from the net people. What is the largest voltage shock
>> you have ever received (and survived.) I am not talking about rewiring
>> a light switch. I am talking about kissing the flyback transformer.

When I was in eighth grade I used to play with electricity a lot with my 
friend, Nathaniel.  Nathaniel got the idea that it would be funny to take 
his Variac transformer, turn it down to zero, clip the two leads to his 
braces (one on the top, one on the bottom), and slowly increase the voltage.

At 50 volts, he was still saying, "nothing yet..."  the conductance 
threshold ended up being about 52 volts.  Fortunately, he lived, and was 
still able to eat through a straw.
-- 
Jeremiah Wilton | jeremiah@yang.earlham.edu | JEREMIAH@EARLHAM.bitnet |
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From: jeremiah@yang.earlham.edu (Jeremiah Wilton)
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Subject: Re: SHOCKING STORIES
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