First Post - Be gentle with me.
Back in the mid seventies when i was much smaller (about a quarter of my current age)
and in the first year at senior school (none of this year 7 crap then)i was sat in science. There were 2 science labs in back to back terrapins (the most permanent temporary buildings ever.
One day whilst bored me and another lad decided to make a chain out of paper clips.
I thought it would make the electric socket in front of me look rather fetching if it was inserted.
Picture a paper clip chain running from the live hole to the neutral hole in a kind of horseshoe shape.
A quick flick of the switch and hey presto!! a bright flash,a welded paper clip chain and darkness!!
Teacher runs in from next door to see what had happened.
Me and other the lad sent to headmasters office for a good slippering!
Whilst waiting outside, the editor of the school magazine came passed and asked us why we were there. When we told him what we had done he said "Why not write about it for the school magazine"
"Why not go f**k yourself" we both said rather loudly* and then went in to get our punishment.

*It sounded loud in our heads anyway.

Phew. apologies for length but it is a first post.
(betty swollocks, Thu 29 Jan 2009, 13:50, Reply)