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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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That's nothing I've been electrocuted twiceand with Proper British Electricity, not that silly Yank stuff. Two hundred and forty volts muthafucka.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 30 Jun 2011, 21:48,
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Good point115v isn't going to kill anyone quickly is it?
You could put some toast on and hang about.
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The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 21:51,
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Pretty muchTBH even 240 only stings a bit, kinda tingly, and I'm sure it did no lasting damage.
wibble.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 30 Jun 2011, 21:52,
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I've been told this beforeBut I'm not even arsing about with 240. I isolate everything and earth the lamp-post outside before I start anything.
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The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 21:58,
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nah, that's for girlsyou'll be fine, honest*
*you probably won't*
*How do you do that small text thing?
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:01,
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small /small with tag things round them
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:07,
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isn't it the amps that kill, though?(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:05,
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I think guns killAnd Zyklon B. And speed. And drugs.
Fuck - most things kill.
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The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:11,
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They kill each otherWe should be safe.
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The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:13,
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Very probablybut then the amps are a function of the voltage and the resistance and the resistance will be the human body in this case so it's anybody's guess.*
*may have a very minor qualification in electrickery
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:13,
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