4 Dec
1998
4 Dec
'98
11:43 a.m.
Bill Sudbrink wrote:
When I was in high school, the chess club met in the physics lab
during the second period of the day, as most of us were in the
first period physics class. The physics teacher knew well not to
be the first to the door for third period class. A Van de Graff
generator and a half-gallon Leyden jar that had had an hour to
charge was likely as not to be somewhere around. (Honest, there
were no serious injuries).
It was in the USAF electronics tech school where we used to play
catch with capacitors. And worse. Caps weren't known as
"rectum-fires" for nothing.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
WARNING: The Attorney General has determined that Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms can be hazardous to your health -- and get away with it.
Like tossing charged capacitors across the room
to them?
Or hooking a LARGE choke and a battery to a doorknob?
I would never do such a thing.:)
Dan
Cough... sputter...
Now look what you did! I almost shot Coke out my nose!
I once fell victim to the charged cap trick, but it's
still funny.