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On Mar 3, 4:59*pm, "Lee Michaels"
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"Robatoy" *wrote

Quite often as high as *23,000 volts. Pee on one of those, and all
that'll be left would be your boots. Dusty boots... likely just
footprints. *The 4-part biggies go to 500KV and can carry upward of a
gigawatt.
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Years ago I was reading about survivors of lightening stikes and industrial
electrical accidents. *Talk about an extreme experience! One guy was inside
a big electrical relay room when they turned the power on. *Some of these
folks changed their personality. Most were very grateful to be alive.

But the most interesting factoid was that some of them, no way to determine
a percentage, actually grew a third set of teeth. Think about the
impications for dental health! *It would be hard to find research volunteers
though.


Some scientists speculate that a lightning strike hit the primordial
soup and it sprang to life.... over time...more so for some than
others....nebber mind.. BRAINSSSS