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On 3/1/2010 6:00 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 Downright shocking ... -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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Swingman wrote:
On 3/1/2010 6:00 PM, Lee Michaels wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 Downright shocking ... maybe even electrifying... |
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On 3/1/2010 6:22 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
In , Lee Michaels wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...JDz2LHNKWxOveQ D9E62II80 That's a ****er... A short in the shorts ... -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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"Swingman" wrote Lee Michaels wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 Downright shocking ... -- Every farmboy has ****ed on an electric fence. This takes it to a whole new level. |
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On Mar 1, 7:00*pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...SDizW1J3cJDz2L... "Pimentel says there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity traveled through Messenger's body." |
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On Mar 1, 7:00*pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...SDizW1J3cJDz2L... If I was with him I would of told him that "Urine a lot of trouble!!" ---Sorry. |
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On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:00:19 -0500, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 OK, here's the REAL opportunity fer fun: "What was the last thing to go through his mind"? Besides "Oh ****!" -Zz |
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Lee Michaels wrote:
"Swingman" wrote Lee Michaels wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 Downright shocking ... -- Every farmboy has ****ed on an electric fence. Umm, this one never did. Kind of from that school of thought that learned wisdom from others, not one of those who had to pee on the electric fence himself. This takes it to a whole new level. -- There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage Rob Leatham |
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On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:00:19 -0500, the infamous "Lee Michaels"
scrawled the following: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 The burnt weenie was a dead giveaway as to COD, wot? -- Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. --Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) |
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On Mar 1, 4:00*pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...SDizW1J3cJDz2L... New on the to-do list: check ground bonding of house plumbing... |
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Several thousand volts?
-- Alan "Zz Yzx" wrote in message ... On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:00:19 -0500, "Lee Michaels" wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...xOveQD9E62II80 OK, here's the REAL opportunity fer fun: "What was the last thing to go through his mind"? Besides "Oh ****!" -Zz |
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On Mar 2, 1:22*am, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:45:20 -0800, the infamous "Lew Hodgett" scrawled the following: Lee Michaels wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...3cJDz2L...goes to show ya, don't **** in the ditch.Lew "The answer my friend, ain't ****in' in the wind. * The answer is ****in' in the sink." -- Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) The stream needs to be continuous. Mythbusters went there. |
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 21:17:41 -0000, "Alan Squires"
wrote: Several thousand volts? Yeah, that. Q: What's the last thing to go through a bug's mind when it hits your windshield? A: It's asshole. |
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Mike Marlow wrote:
Mark & Juanita wrote: Umm, this one never did. Kind of from that school of thought that learned wisdom from others, not one of those who had to pee on the electric fence himself. Liar... Not at all. You see, Dad has always used the industrial strength fence chargers, starting out when I was young with an International Weedchopper, a high-voltage relay controlled unit that was on for about 1 second, then off about the same amount of time to permit the afflicted to release their involuntary grip on the fence wire. Later came the ~10kv solid state units after the IWC died. Having accidentally touched those fences with hands, fingers, and legs there was no way on earth I would even think it an interesting experiment to allow those suckers a shot at my private parts. Just accidentally touching the wire with your hands leave you weak-kneed for a short while. -- There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage Rob Leatham |
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On 3/2/2010 11:26 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
ZAP! While I suffered no injury, except to my pride (I was the only one present who *wasn't* howling with laughter), I discovered just how effective a farm electric fence can be in aiding a young man to his feet, quickly. When the jolt hit me, I was propelled nearly upright, and then fell backwards, to land in a sitting position in the mud. Fortunately, Brian had indeed managed to catch the last of the piglets, and that part of the ordeal was over except for the laughter from my family, which continues to this day. Later that year, the pork was somehow even tastier than I had imagined. Great story ... we had electric fences when I was growing up and getting zapped in some manner was a constant. Dad still uses them on his horse farm to keep the yearlings honest. Had too much sense to pee on one, but I can't tell you how many times I got zapped trying to duck under one to get into the the next pasture instead of walking a half mile to the gate ... a sweaty bare back makes for hell of a conductor. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On 3/3/2010 6:23 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
wrote in : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. A couple of pints of Scotland's finest beer will do it ... two pint input, two gallon output. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On 3/3/2010 7:36 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Swingman wrote: Great story ... we had electric fences when I was growing up and getting zapped in some manner was a constant. Dad still uses them on his horse farm to keep the yearlings honest. Had too much sense to pee on one, but I can't tell you how many times I got zapped trying to duck under one to get into the the next pasture instead of walking a half mile to the gate ... a sweaty bare back makes for hell of a conductor. We had cows. Though in truth, I've never pee'd on an electric fence, I can remember too many oops moments as I tried to step/jump over one. There is that one moment when you realize you're straddling the thing and gravity is going to win again... Nice driveby, Mike! :) -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Mar 3, 7:23*am, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
wrote : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. *If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. *They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. No pun intended? |
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On Mar 3, 8:40*am, Swingman wrote:
On 3/3/2010 7:36 AM, Mike Marlow wrote: Swingman wrote: Great story ... we had electric fences when I was growing up and getting zapped in some manner was a constant. Dad still uses them on his horse farm to keep the yearlings honest. Had too much sense to pee on one, but I can't tell you how many times I got zapped trying to duck under one to get into the the next pasture instead of walking a half mile to the gate ... a sweaty bare back makes for hell of a conductor. We had cows. *Though in truth, I've never pee'd on an electric fence, I can remember too many oops moments as I tried to step/jump over one. *There is that one moment when you realize you're straddling the thing and gravity is going to win again... Nice driveby, Mike! *:) --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) NICE! *tips hat* |
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On 3/3/2010 7:36 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Swingman wrote: Great story ... we had electric fences when I was growing up and getting zapped in some manner was a constant. Dad still uses them on his horse farm to keep the yearlings honest. Had too much sense to pee on one, but I can't tell you how many times I got zapped trying to duck under one to get into the the next pasture instead of walking a half mile to the gate ... a sweaty bare back makes for hell of a conductor. We had cows. Though in truth, I've never pee'd on an electric fence, I can remember too many oops moments as I tried to step/jump over one. There is that one moment when you realize you're straddling the thing and gravity is going to win again... Misjudging the distance to the fence, in the dark, will have the same effect. Seems electric fence height is most effective about crotch high. I do recall summer nights watching the sparks when the breezes blew the Johnson grass stems against the fence ... no TV, had to get your entertainment where you could! :) -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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Robatoy wrote in
: On Mar 3, 7:23*am, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote: wrote innews:9bc1ae89-d502-4c74-a835-bbb026bc60ed@j27g 2000yqn.googlegroups.com: I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. *If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. *They had quite a bit of tro uble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. No pun intended? Nope, didn't even realize there might have been something in there taken as a pun. Puckdropper -- Never teach your apprentice everything you know. |
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On 3/3/10 6:23 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
wrote in : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Mar 3, 12:39*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/3/10 6:23 AM, Puckdropper wrote: wrote in : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. *If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. *They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? *We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." *The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. -- * -MIKE- * "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" * * *--Elvin Jones *(1927-2004) * -- *http://mikedrums.com * * ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying to establish. For a charge to jump from one drop to the next, to the next the voltage would have to be a lot higher, such as an electric fence. Other than that, Mythbusters is a 'reality' show with a twist. They like blowing **** up to get ratings. One is supposed to suspend any belief in scientific methods. Why so serious? |
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On 3/3/10 12:55 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Mar 3, 12:39 pm, wrote: I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying to establish. For a charge to jump from one drop to the next, to the next the voltage would have to be a lot higher, such as an electric fence. Other than that, Mythbusters is a 'reality' show with a twist. They like blowing **** up to get ratings. One is supposed to suspend any belief in scientific methods. Why so serious? Not serious, just blabbin. I don't think they ever got anywhere near 600 volts on the show. I don't know the exact numbers, since I'm only recalling what my buddy told me (electrical engineer for AEP), but lines that would fall from a pole near a highway or roadway could be 1000+ volts, and certainly very high current. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Mar 3, 2:55*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/3/10 12:55 PM, Robatoy wrote: On Mar 3, 12:39 pm, *wrote: I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. *If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. *They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? *We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." *The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying to establish. For a charge to jump from one drop to the next, to the next the voltage would have to be a lot higher, such as an electric fence. Other than that, Mythbusters is a 'reality' show with a twist. They like blowing **** up to get ratings. One is supposed to suspend any belief in scientific methods. Why so serious? Not serious, just blabbin. I don't think they ever got anywhere near 600 volts on the show. I don't know the exact numbers, since I'm only recalling what my buddy told me (electrical engineer for AEP), but lines that would fall from a pole near a highway or roadway could be 1000+ volts, and certainly very high current. 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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On 3/3/10 3:00 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Mar 3, 2:55 pm, wrote: On 3/3/10 12:55 PM, Robatoy wrote: On Mar 3, 12:39 pm, wrote: I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying to establish. For a charge to jump from one drop to the next, to the next the voltage would have to be a lot higher, such as an electric fence. Other than that, Mythbusters is a 'reality' show with a twist. They like blowing **** up to get ratings. One is supposed to suspend any belief in scientific methods. Why so serious? Not serious, just blabbin. I don't think they ever got anywhere near 600 volts on the show. I don't know the exact numbers, since I'm only recalling what my buddy told me (electrical engineer for AEP), but lines that would fall from a pole near a highway or roadway could be 1000+ volts, and certainly very high current. 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. I was trying to narrow it down do what would be carried by a pole that could be knocked down in a car accident. But I've seen some pretty tall aluminum poles near roadways, carrying distribution lines that are certainly up near the 23k you mentioned. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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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. ===================== 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. |
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In article ,
-MIKE- wrote: On 3/3/10 3:00 PM, Robatoy wrote: On Mar 3, 2:55 pm, wrote: On 3/3/10 12:55 PM, Robatoy wrote: On Mar 3, 12:39 pm, wrote: I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying to establish. For a charge to jump from one drop to the next, to the next the voltage would have to be a lot higher, such as an electric fence. Other than that, Mythbusters is a 'reality' show with a twist. They like blowing **** up to get ratings. One is supposed to suspend any belief in scientific methods. Why so serious? Not serious, just blabbin. I don't think they ever got anywhere near 600 volts on the show. I don't know the exact numbers, since I'm only recalling what my buddy told me (electrical engineer for AEP), but lines that would fall from a pole near a highway or roadway could be 1000+ volts, and certainly very high current. 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. I was trying to narrow it down do what would be carried by a pole that could be knocked down in a car accident. But I've seen some pretty tall aluminum poles near roadways, carrying distribution lines that are certainly up near the 23k you mentioned. 'typical' residential distribution -- with a 'can' transformer per residence is going to be in the more-or-less 1.2-4 KV range. Feeds -to- a sub-station -- one that feeds the residential distribution -- tend to be in the 15-35kv range. Metro distribution is usually in the 75-141kv range. Long haul primaries -- e.g., 'the grid' -- are in the 141kv and up range. circa 25 years ago, I knew of a _few_ places that were as high as 600+ kv. The breakdown voltage across an air gap -- what it takes to make a spark _initially_ jump -- is in the range of 20-75kv/inch. "Clean, _dry_, air ns at the high end of that range; "damp, dirty, polluted" stuff can be well below the low end. Insulation stand-offs tend to be 1" per 'few' KV |
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On Mar 3, 4:59*pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: "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. ===================== 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 |
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On Mar 3, 5:30*pm, (Robert Bonomi) wrote:
In article , -MIKE- wrote: On 3/3/10 3:00 PM, Robatoy wrote: On Mar 3, 2:55 pm, *wrote: On 3/3/10 12:55 PM, Robatoy wrote: On Mar 3, 12:39 pm, * *wrote: I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. *If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. *They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? *We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." *The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. The voltage would have to be one heckuva lot higher than the 600 volts typically found on a third rail, which is what Mythbusters was trying to establish. For a charge to jump from one drop to the next, to the next the voltage would have to be a lot higher, such as an electric fence. Other than that, Mythbusters is a 'reality' show with a twist. They like blowing **** up to get ratings. One is supposed to suspend any belief in scientific methods. Why so serious? Not serious, just blabbin. I don't think they ever got anywhere near 600 volts on the show. I don't know the exact numbers, since I'm only recalling what my buddy told me (electrical engineer for AEP), but lines that would fall from a pole near a highway or roadway could be 1000+ volts, and certainly very high current. 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. I was trying to narrow it down do what would be carried by a pole that could be knocked down in a car accident. *But I've seen some pretty tall aluminum poles near roadways, carrying distribution lines that are certainly up near the 23k you mentioned. 'typical' residential distribution -- with a 'can' transformer per residence is going to be in the more-or-less 1.2-4 KV range. Feeds -to- a sub-station -- one that feeds the residential distribution -- tend to be in the 15-35kv range. * Metro distribution is usually in the 75-141kv range. Long haul primaries -- e.g., 'the grid' -- are in the 141kv and up range. circa 25 years ago, I knew of a _few_ places that were as high as 600+ kv.. The breakdown voltage across an air gap -- what it takes to make a spark _initially_ jump -- is in the range of 20-75kv/inch. *"Clean, _dry_, air ns at the high end of that range; "damp, dirty, polluted" stuff can be well below the low end. Insulation stand-offs tend to be 1" per 'few' KV That would all be pretty much spot on, sir. You have to go a ways to be needing corona inhibitors. |
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On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:26:22 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone
scrawled the following: --tiny snippage-- Later that year, the pork was somehow even tastier than I had imagined. I can imagine. So, Dave, do you have wall-to-wallow carpeting now? gd&r Good story. Thanks for sharing. -- An author spends months writing a book, and maybe puts his heart's blood into it, and then it lies about unread till the reader has nothing else in the world to do. -- W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor's Edge, 1943 |
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On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 01:36:39 -0800, the infamous "LDosser"
scrawled the following: "Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 1:22 am, Larry Jaques wrote: On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:45:20 -0800, the infamous "Lew Hodgett" scrawled the following: Lee Michaels wrote: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...3cJDz2L...goes to show ya, don't **** in the ditch.Lew "The answer my friend, ain't ****in' in the wind. The answer is ****in' in the sink." The stream needs to be continuous. Mythbusters went there. It would be, up until the point the 17kv went through it. Nobody I know pees in morse code, y'know. -- An author spends months writing a book, and maybe puts his heart's blood into it, and then it lies about unread till the reader has nothing else in the world to do. -- W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor's Edge, 1943 |
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On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 05:48:16 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
scrawled the following: On Mar 3, 7:23*am, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote: wrote : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. *If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. *They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. No pun intended? Um, _what_ pun, Toy? "In the end"? It really isn't funny. (wrong end) -- An author spends months writing a book, and maybe puts his heart's blood into it, and then it lies about unread till the reader has nothing else in the world to do. -- W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor's Edge, 1943 |
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"Swingman" wrote in message
... On 3/3/2010 6:23 AM, Puckdropper wrote: wrote in : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. A couple of pints of Scotland's finest beer will do it ... two pint input, two gallon output. Drink till midnight, **** till dawn! |
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"-MIKE-" wrote in message
... On 3/3/10 6:23 AM, Puckdropper wrote: wrote in : I thought mythbusters totally disproved it? That was one that they proved. If you have a solid stream of liquid to act as a conductor, electricity can follow it. They had quite a bit of trouble getting a solid stream, but suceeded in the end. Puckdropper Really? We're using mythbusters as our final word on science? Love the show, but they *hardly* hold to scientific method and occasionally get it right. In this particular case, if the voltage/current is high enough, you don't need a "continuous stream." The electricity can arc from drop to drop to drop. And crossing streams? Eh, what about That? |
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"LDosser" wrote: Drink till midnight, **** till dawn! The motto of the Pistol Club. Lew |
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