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Sorry for the slow response but the Internet connection to the "other
side" is soooooooo slow! Yes, I have had a a fatal electric shock in the past. Yours truly, William Kemmler |
Sorry for the slow response but the Internet connection to the "other
side" is soooooooo slow! Yes, I have had a a fatal electric shock in the past. Yours truly, William Kemmler |
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mentioned... On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:18:38 +1000, "Alex Gibson" wrote: From my own experiance, rf burns hurt more than standard 50Hz ac or dc shocks even though I would have to rate car iginition systems a close second. I think I may have experienced rf burns some years ago. Is this when you touch a metal object close to an rf field; it feels thermally *hot* enough to burn you, but when the field is killed, said object *instantly* feels normal room temperature again? No, RF burns is when the skin is actually burnt. -- -- @@F@r@o@m@@O@r@a@n@g@e@@C@o@u@n@t@y@,@@C@a@l@,@@w@ h@e@r@e@@ ###Got a Question about ELECTRONICS? Check HERE First:### http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/e...s/databank.htm My email address is whitelisted. *All* email sent to it goes directly to the trash unless you add NOSPAM in the Subject: line with other stuff. alondra101 at hotmail.com Don't be ripped off by the big book dealers. Go to the URL that will give you a choice and save you money(up to half). http://www.everybookstore.com You'll be glad you did! Just when you thought you had all this figured out, the gov't changed it: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html @@t@h@e@@a@f@f@l@u@e@n@t@@m@e@e@t@@t@h@e@@E@f@f@l@ u@e@n@t@@ |
"Watson A.Name - 'Watt Sun'" wrote: In article , mentioned... A former member of the Air Force told me about a safety training video narrated by a transmitter tech who did not observe *all* the procedures. He survived to make the video, but as a double amputee. I was told that this training video was part of the curriculum for so many years that the principal character became somewhat of a celebrity. Perhaps someone with more direct knowledge can add or correct the details. Tom, N3IJ Well, that's a helluva way to become a celebrity! But on observation, the amputee must've been a DOD civilian, because he couldn't have remained in the AF without his legs. Or whatever was amputated. Or maybe he did the narration after he had recovered and was discharged. I wouldn't count on it. My Brother-in-Law lost a leg while in the airforce and served more than 20 years after that before he retired, picked up quite a few promotions along the way. I think you will find that amputees have served in the USAF, RAF, RCAF, RCN and probably several other military services over the years. Admittedly they lost their limbs after they joined the service. From what I can recall one USAF aircrew member lost a limb in a (B-47)? crash, the RCN guy lost one after his aircraft went off a carrier and he passed under the carrier and lost, I think a leg. The most famous is probably Douglas Bader who lost both legs and went on to serve as a fighter pilot in WWII. One thing they all have in common is that they fought like hell to stay in. Dave |
"Watson A.Name - 'Watt Sun'" wrote: In article , mentioned... A former member of the Air Force told me about a safety training video narrated by a transmitter tech who did not observe *all* the procedures. He survived to make the video, but as a double amputee. I was told that this training video was part of the curriculum for so many years that the principal character became somewhat of a celebrity. Perhaps someone with more direct knowledge can add or correct the details. Tom, N3IJ Well, that's a helluva way to become a celebrity! But on observation, the amputee must've been a DOD civilian, because he couldn't have remained in the AF without his legs. Or whatever was amputated. Or maybe he did the narration after he had recovered and was discharged. I wouldn't count on it. My Brother-in-Law lost a leg while in the airforce and served more than 20 years after that before he retired, picked up quite a few promotions along the way. I think you will find that amputees have served in the USAF, RAF, RCAF, RCN and probably several other military services over the years. Admittedly they lost their limbs after they joined the service. From what I can recall one USAF aircrew member lost a limb in a (B-47)? crash, the RCN guy lost one after his aircraft went off a carrier and he passed under the carrier and lost, I think a leg. The most famous is probably Douglas Bader who lost both legs and went on to serve as a fighter pilot in WWII. One thing they all have in common is that they fought like hell to stay in. Dave |
"Watson A.Name - 'Watt Sun'" wrote in message .. . In article , mentioned... Paul Burridge wrote: On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 12:33:24 GMT, "Harris" wrote: Several people have and of course they are all dead. Well I don't believe the answer's that simple. I'll explain in due Yes it is. 'Fatal' doesn't have any slack in its definition. You could modify it by adding 'near' as a prefix. I agree. He said one thing, but meant another. Snot what you think! Answer this question: Q: Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing. Unfortunately, the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no-man's-land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in "no-man's- land?" Land in no-man's-land and they might be, burying the SURVIVORS.... at that time. Jeff DOH! For the answer, and other similar Qs, see http://dailyfunnies.org/archives/000637.html -- @@F@r@o@m@@O@r@a@n@g@e@@C@o@u@n@t@y@,@@C@a@l@,@@w@ h@e@r@e@@ ###Got a Question about ELECTRONICS? Check HERE First:### http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/e...s/databank.htm My email address is whitelisted. *All* email sent to it goes directly to the trash unless you add NOSPAM in the Subject: line with other stuff. alondra101 at hotmail.com Don't be ripped off by the big book dealers. Go to the URL that will give you a choice and save you money(up to half). http://www.everybookstore.com You'll be glad you did! Just when you thought you had all this figured out, the gov't changed it: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html @@t@h@e@@a@f@f@l@u@e@n@t@@m@e@e@t@@t@h@e@@E@f@f@l@ u@e@n@t@@ |
"Watson A.Name - 'Watt Sun'" wrote in message .. . In article , mentioned... Paul Burridge wrote: On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 12:33:24 GMT, "Harris" wrote: Several people have and of course they are all dead. Well I don't believe the answer's that simple. I'll explain in due Yes it is. 'Fatal' doesn't have any slack in its definition. You could modify it by adding 'near' as a prefix. I agree. He said one thing, but meant another. Snot what you think! Answer this question: Q: Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing. Unfortunately, the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no-man's-land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in "no-man's- land?" Land in no-man's-land and they might be, burying the SURVIVORS.... at that time. Jeff DOH! For the answer, and other similar Qs, see http://dailyfunnies.org/archives/000637.html -- @@F@r@o@m@@O@r@a@n@g@e@@C@o@u@n@t@y@,@@C@a@l@,@@w@ h@e@r@e@@ ###Got a Question about ELECTRONICS? Check HERE First:### http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/e...s/databank.htm My email address is whitelisted. *All* email sent to it goes directly to the trash unless you add NOSPAM in the Subject: line with other stuff. alondra101 at hotmail.com Don't be ripped off by the big book dealers. Go to the URL that will give you a choice and save you money(up to half). http://www.everybookstore.com You'll be glad you did! Just when you thought you had all this figured out, the gov't changed it: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html @@t@h@e@@a@f@f@l@u@e@n@t@@m@e@e@t@@t@h@e@@E@f@f@l@ u@e@n@t@@ |
Paul Burridge wrote:
The question seems daft, but bear with me, gentlemen. Has anyone ever had an electric shock that they feel lucky to have survived? p. -- "I believe history will be kind to me, since I intend to write it." - Winston Churchill Nothing like that, yet. Rewired some factory emergency lights and replaced several more, one leg of a 480V circuit, live. Work careful and no problems. Removing a high-pressure bulb from a high-voltage circuit, glass envelope broke in my hand while trying to unscrew it, didn't know I could move that fast. Rewiring a conveyor, co-worker said the power was off, sparks flew when I cut the cable. I just stared at the remains of my pliers and then at him. ONE HAND in contact with the work, nothing else, work on insulated surface, heavy rubber sole boots, and anything else I can think of. Worked at one plant that had had a color blind electrician, that really taught me caution, never knew what color wired carried what voltage. |
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