Tim, Remindes me of freshman physics class in college when we studied Newton's 1st law, conservation of momentum. We had all done the gravity measuring experiment where you drop a metal ball from eye level down along 2 wires and a black, wax paper tape. You have a big electrical generator spark every 1/10th of a second and the spark marks the paper. The distance between sparks shows the acceleration of gravity.
We also had a 1.5 meter square metal table covered with a black, waxed paper. Two metal hockey like pucks were floated on the table with an air cushion (hoses) and electrified. We were supposed to measure the trace left by the sparks as the pucks collided. That worked fine until my lab partner leaned over the corner of the table with his private parts. He was holding some part of the electrical mechanism and completed the circuit. We didn't get much more done that day in Freshman Physics Lab at MIT. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/5/22 Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Steve Desjardins wrote: >>> They tested this one on Mythbusters. The stream breaks up into droplets >>> before it makes contact with the rail so there is not continuous >>> electrical path. >>> >> The transformer for an electric fence is designed for high voltage and >> low amperage. It's painful but it won't typically injure someone. If >> you're brave (stupid) enough you can grab one and see how long you can >> stand to hold on. I know. I've done it. >> >> -- >> Scott Loveless >> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ >> > I have got electrocuted from peeing at an electrical fence. > I can assure you, not a pleasant experience. > This proves what I've always known. > My pecker sure is special :-) > > BTW. I've also been stung by a bumble bee in my testicals. > > -- > MaritimTim > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
