One of my colleagues, an electrician called Graeme,
came up to me with a question the other day. Now considering he'd been to college as part of his apprenticeship for for years, then spent 2 years working in peoples houses, you'd think he might have some sort of understanding of how electricity works.
Obviously not, since he asked "is it true that lightning is 4 volts 16 amps?"
Yes graeme, that's why you see lightning flashing across the terminals of a battery.
( parttimedogfish is a Born-Again Reincarnationist, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 12:06, 13 replies)

And why people struck by lightning commonly complain "oo ... that was a bit tingly"

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 12:17, closed)

an RCD offers perfect protection against lightning strikes
After all, it breaks the circuit if any current flows to earth.


he believed this too
( parttimedogfish is a Born-Again Reincarnationist, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 12:49, closed)

How do I put this delicately ... is he ... still with us?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 14:50, closed)

somhow, yes, and he's even managed to pass his genes on to the next generation

( parttimedogfish is a Born-Again Reincarnationist, Tue 8 Mar 2011, 7:57, closed)

So, erm ... so he wasn't, er ...
He wasn't a bright spark, then?
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 16:39, closed)

Watt a terrible pun.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 17:51, closed)

two bad puns in a row!
Not bad Faraday's work.
( Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 21:20, closed)

Thankyou
and all supplied for no Charge (And you should see the ones that didn't make the Short list).
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 21:51, closed)

How about we stick to the current QOTW.?

( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Mon 7 Mar 2011, 22:11, closed)

No
that would be a complete volta face.
(Falco, Tue 8 Mar 2011, 0:24, closed)

these puns get any worse
And I think I'll blow a fuse.
(tjn whizzing on the electric fence of life, Tue 8 Mar 2011, 9:34, closed)

Ohm my god, too many puns!

( parttimedogfish is a Born-Again Reincarnationist, Tue 8 Mar 2011, 15:07, closed)

I disagree
with your resistance.
( sanityclause is waiting until, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 14:48, closed)