OT: "Thousand Watt Shock"

[Rick C]

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 6:15:09 PM UTC-4, Piotr Wyderski wrote:

Cursitor Doom wrote:

Woah! Stop right there. I was living in the UK at the time and you don't
commit a "felony" in the UK then or now. You cannot take US laws,
procedures and attitudes and just assume the same kind of system applies
in all other countries!

Back in the days it was pretty common in Poland to have a half-empty
bottle of alcohol and a shot glass next to it kept in the basement. The
alcohol was methanol. Worked like a charm.

Unfortunately, the rights of the offender got progressively important
than the rights of the victim and this solution is no longer deployed.

Yes, that's the point. Life is more important than property. So you can't kill someone who is only hurting your property... unless you live in Texas.

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Rick C.

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[Piotr Wyderski]

Cursitor Doom wrote:

Woah! Stop right there. I was living in the UK at the time and you don't
commit a "felony" in the UK then or now. You cannot take US laws,
procedures and attitudes and just assume the same kind of system applies
in all other countries!

Back in the days it was pretty common in Poland to have a half-empty
bottle of alcohol and a shot glass next to it kept in the basement. The
alcohol was methanol. Worked like a charm.

Unfortunately, the rights of the offender got progressively important
than the rights of the victim and this solution is no longer deployed.

Best regards, Piotr

 

Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote in
news:qibs9a$1art$1@gioia.aioe.org:

On 8/5/19 10:41 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 09:54:32 +0100, Mike Coon
gravity@mjcoon.plus.com> wrote:

In article <qi7trs$22o$3@gioia.aioe.org>,
DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org says...

And Tasers are lethal (over 1000 deaths)and a cow fence
supply can
also deliver lethality.

I think me and my pacemaker should keep well away from either of
those.

It's a good idea but the chance of a problem is miniscule.
Cardiac defibrillators work on people with pacemakers, too.
Might as well try, anyway. ;-) EMTs are trained to keep the
paddles away from the pacemaker (direct hits aren't recommended).

(I may tip-toe over nylon carpets, but that is for comfort!)

Just whack the doorknob quickly.


Or use the back of your hand. Hardly hurts at all.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Or wear a moist, foot connected ESD heel strap, and never build up
any charge to begin with.

To guarantee that one *would* build up the max charge available,
put on two pair of dry, thick hunter's socks under your best
waterproof hiking shoes. then walk around with a balloon scraping it
on your old CRT based TV glass and rubbing it on the floor. Not your
feet, they are the other plate. Put on some polyester slacks and
walk around for a while scrapping the thighs together as you walk.

 

On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 21:57:32 +0000 (UTC),
DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:

Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote in
news:qibs9a$1art$1@gioia.aioe.org:

On 8/5/19 10:41 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 09:54:32 +0100, Mike Coon
gravity@mjcoon.plus.com> wrote:

In article <qi7trs$22o$3@gioia.aioe.org>,
DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org says...

And Tasers are lethal (over 1000 deaths)and a cow fence
supply can
also deliver lethality.

I think me and my pacemaker should keep well away from either of
those.

It's a good idea but the chance of a problem is miniscule.
Cardiac defibrillators work on people with pacemakers, too.
Might as well try, anyway. ;-) EMTs are trained to keep the
paddles away from the pacemaker (direct hits aren't recommended).

(I may tip-toe over nylon carpets, but that is for comfort!)

Just whack the doorknob quickly.


Or use the back of your hand. Hardly hurts at all.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs


Or wear a moist, foot connected ESD heel strap, and never build up
any charge to begin with.

In your case, AlwaysWrong, I suppose the used toilet paper stuck to
the bottom of your shoe works.

To guarantee that one *would* build up the max charge available,
put on two pair of dry, thick hunter's socks under your best
waterproof hiking shoes. then walk around with a balloon scraping it
on your old CRT based TV glass and rubbing it on the floor. Not your
feet, they are the other plate. Put on some polyester slacks and
walk around for a while scrapping the thighs together as you walk.