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Article #18781shock box
From: John Greene
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 1988 00:44
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 1988 00:44
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I was talking to a few people the other day about the strange things that
past science teachers did. Of the the subjects was a 'shock box' that was
metal on two sides and had DO NOT TOUCH written all over it. Naturally
someone would want to know what the big deal is and pick it up receiving a
harmless yet eye-opening zap.
Then I thought of a perfect application for such a device and decided to build
one. I know there are several ways to step up the voltage to a shocking level
but I am getting concerned that I may go too far and create levels that may be
potentially harmful. Thus, my reason for posting to the net.
Has anyone seen or built similar devices in the past? I would like to hear
about the various ways to generate and trigger such a device. The smaller the
better. Automobile coils are out of the question. Please respond by Email if
you don't want to post to the net.
Thanks in advance.
--
John E. Greene "People are just like frankfurters....You have to decide
if you're going to be a hot dog or just another wiener" DLR
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