[Techtalk] Re: Electrical hacking

[Conor Daly]

On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 10:04:26AM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, 
Maria Blackmore thought:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Alvin Goats wrote:
> 
> > 100 VDC battery rated at 4amp-hour: accidentally touched both ends with
> > the same hand. Hand clenched into a fist, curled my wrist and folded my
> > arm at the elbow for about 10 minutes. Hurt like heck.
> 
> I knew someone with "yelnatS" on the palm of his hand.
> 
> Famous (almost) last words "but it's only 24 volts".  Indeed.  Why
> do I always get to say "I told you so" ?

My worst was shorting a 12V lead-acid bottery with a spanner.  Flash BANG
and chewed through half of the spanner's thickness.
 
Conor
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