A little knowledge....When I was about 12 I started learning about electicity and magnetism etc in Physics. Well, one day when we were bored, I convinced my elder brother that it would be interesting to see whether you could change the polarity of a compass by passing an alternating current through it.
We had a small metal compass (probably bought when we were cub scouts) and an old, broken desk lamp. We cut the flex off the lamp, leaving a plug and about 3 foot of flex. We separated the live and neutral strands, baring about a quarter inch of wire. Then, very carefully, we put the compass on the floor, plugged in the wire and switched on, then touched the wires to either side of the compass.
There was a massive spark, a bang, and all the power in the house went off, including all the lights.
I can't remember what the hell we told our mum, but it can't have been the truth, cos we're still alive!
Same brother, few year on:
He was about 17, me about 15 and our little bro would have been 11. Big bro had been out muchrooming and had a bag with about a dozen psilocybin in it. We were already a little stoned (normal state in those days) when he decided to eat the mushrooms - folks had gone out for evening.
To help them go down easier, he'd made some toast and honey, and was munching on this while eating the mushrooms. At this moment, little bro' walks in on us:
'What are you eating?' says the bright little fella,
'Mushrooms'
'Why are you eating toast and honey?'
'I don't like the taste of the mushrooms'
Pause....
'Then why are you eating them?' ah, bless. The innocence of youth.
Sorry about the lack of lies...I used to be a really good bullshitter, honest.
My speciality was telling pointless lies, e.g. I once told someone that my cousin lived next door to Roger Daltry. I also say stupid things like, I was once roady for a punk band called The Inept, and when people say 'Really' I say, no, they were really called The Fuglemen.
Crap like that.
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We had a small metal compass (probably bought when we were cub scouts) and an old, broken desk lamp. We cut the flex off the lamp, leaving a plug and about 3 foot of flex. We separated the live and neutral strands, baring about a quarter inch of wire. Then, very carefully, we put the compass on the floor, plugged in the wire and switched on, then touched the wires to either side of the compass.
There was a massive spark, a bang, and all the power in the house went off, including all the lights.
I can't remember what the hell we told our mum, but it can't have been the truth, cos we're still alive!
Same brother, few year on:
He was about 17, me about 15 and our little bro would have been 11. Big bro had been out muchrooming and had a bag with about a dozen psilocybin in it. We were already a little stoned (normal state in those days) when he decided to eat the mushrooms - folks had gone out for evening.
To help them go down easier, he'd made some toast and honey, and was munching on this while eating the mushrooms. At this moment, little bro' walks in on us:
'What are you eating?' says the bright little fella,
'Mushrooms'
'Why are you eating toast and honey?'
'I don't like the taste of the mushrooms'
Pause....
'Then why are you eating them?' ah, bless. The innocence of youth.
Sorry about the lack of lies...I used to be a really good bullshitter, honest.
My speciality was telling pointless lies, e.g. I once told someone that my cousin lived next door to Roger Daltry. I also say stupid things like, I was once roady for a punk band called The Inept, and when people say 'Really' I say, no, they were really called The Fuglemen.
Crap like that.
'Wh