“I stuck my fingers in electrical sockets when I was less that 6 years old explains why my IQ is over 160”
Same here,,,, exactly! I think I added to the effect in the Eight Grade Science class when I was demonstrating the Van De Graaff generator I’d built. My insulated platform started to wobble when I was showing how it made my hair stand on end. I reached for the closest thing to steady myself, the gooseneck cold water spout on the lab table. That’s a pretty good ground, and a “lightning” bolt shot to the middle of my forehead! 250,00 volts, but near zero amps. Mr. Diuto, the Science teacher, thought I’d probably killed myself in his classroom! I got an A, but then got a weeks detention when I hooked it up to the doorknob in the room.
Since I work overnight I have to head to bed. However do I have a story for you! !
The tease... Mrs p6 and I were newly marrried and still enthralled in carnal desire. It was a no money Sunday and we went to the Hall of Science in the Buhl Planetarium for something inexpensive to get us out of our apartment.
The hall was filled with usually non working dioramas...lined with heavy black curtains and basically we were the only ones there. We got a little “frisky” behind the curtains near a diorama of the solar system.
Behind us and separated by another curtain was a Van De Graf machine that had a show every hour.
As Mrs p6 and I were getting involved the machine operator started the show.
At EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT the machine fired and arced to us behind the curtain.
We call it “Mr Wizard’s Revenge” and it was VERY embarrassing!