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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 57,106
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Originally Posted by mjohnson
I am not a sparky, just a simple country metallurgist, but the lore is that an early lesson for those in that line of work is to keep one hand in your pocket so that if shocked - it's less likely to go across one's chest.
Having worked with HV things like explosive firesets and X-ray generators, my early lesson was to let someone else do it.
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LOL!
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My nephew's doing those "burned/etched in wood" art things with HV from a neon sign power source. Allegedly safe-ish but it's a complete "NOPE" from me. Looks cool but there was some San Francisco detective's less-than-most-famous quote was "A man's gotta know his limits".
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safe-ish, like car surfing and lawn darts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/wisconsin-couple-electrocuted-attempting-viral-wood-burning-art-techni-rcna26109
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The practice uses high-voltage electricity to create lightning-like patterns. At least 33 people have died attempting it since 2016, according to the American Association of Woodturners.
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'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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