"Graham" wrote in message
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| One of my primary school teachers had the whole
| class join hands then one kid touched the car's ground and another a
spark
| plug. Felt like someone shoved a broom handle through my arms.
|
| You mean in the States, Teachers can still do that stuff?

In New Zealand in 1950.

| Here in the UK they get accused of child abuse for putting a Band-Aid on a
| cut!
|
| I have memories of being wired to Wimsurst and Van-de-Graff machines by my
| sadistic Science teacher.

Times change.

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