"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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: You'll like this. (For those easily offended, these Ozians drop a few S
: bombs.) Watch all of it. The demo with the aluminum block is surprising.
:
: http://hackaday.com/2010/05/05/when-multimeters-go-boom
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: I once asked a Fluke engineer why their DVMs were so expensive. He said most
: of the cost was in protecting the unit from misconnection or high voltages.
:
: I wish Greg Lefebvre were alive to see this. I can hear his raucous
: laughter. "Oh, Willie..."
:
: --
: "We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right
: questions." -- Edwin Land
:

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Colin