"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:09:43 +0100, Fredxxx wrote:
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Idiot. I asked a simple question. The only reason for this thread is to
find out if my father has three phases.

Oh ****. Why didn't you say so?
Connect him to a three phase machine. If it works, he's got three phases and
you've got a source of free energy.

HTH