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Statically Charged Man Ignites Office
Call Me Black Cloud writes "And you think your coworker with BO is annoying? In this story carried by Reuters, a man wearing a nylon jacket over a wool shirt built up such a static charge that he left a trail of scorched carpet and melted plastic in his wake. After he melted plastic in his car he sought help from firefighters called to the scene, who measured his static field at 40,000 volts." Obviously, despite the fact that this is carried by Reuters, you should take some of the 'facts' presented here with some NaCl.
Obviously, despite the fact that this is carried by Reuters, you should take some of the 'facts' presented here with some NaCl.
He lit up his office with a 40k static field. What the hell is salt going to do with that? Let's find out. Talk about putting salt in his wounds.
The article says this level of current is just shy of spontaneous combustion. Maybe spontaneous human combustion is a misnomer? How many people actually have scientifically studied people who have combusted, spontaneously, before? I'm thinking that since it appears to be caused by a prolonged rubbing effect, from wool sweaters rubbing against nylon jackets, and charged by static from carpets, there is nothing spontaneous about it at all, and perhaps SHC is therefore no longer a mystery?
Did we find bigfoot?
Wikipedia has a cool page about spontaneous human combustion.
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
Its electrifying stories like this that keep me reading slashdot.
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There's about 40,000 volts in my FR1ST Ps0T111 booyeahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! arrrrrrrr
I had something similar happen to me. Replace static electricity with gas, and scorch marks with skid marks.
Statically Charged Man Ignites Office
There goes one half of Microsoft's monopo-- Oh, wait a minute...
This guy could get a pretty good job as a generator in New Orleans. I don't want to know where they put the plugs though.
I'm agneglectic, too lazy to care if there is a God.
Now I know what to buy a number of family and friends for Xmas.
doesn't need batteries anymore for her toys.
Karma: a simple way of silencing those with unpopular views regardless how correct or just that view might be.
You need to calm down. Here, have a cool glass of Dihydrogen Monoxide.
Skype is too convoluted... Now I'm reverse-engineering the Kyoto Protocol.
NO! Don't listen to parent poster! That stuff is deadly!
i'd hit it so hard, if you pulled me out you'd be the king of britain [bash.org]
NO! Don't listen to parent poster, and whatever you do, don't drink Dihydrogen Monoxide!
That stuff is deadly!
i'd hit it so hard, if you pulled me out you'd be the king of britain [bash.org]
Dude, hopefully you're on NaCl peter so you can't reproduce.
Can I add something to the agenda for next time?
3a. ????
...wearing a woolen shirt and a synthetic nylon jacket...
As opposed to a natural nylon jacket, made from the finest virgin Icelandic nylon harvested from the nests of shore birds.
I figure by 2030 or so my 6-digit UID will be something to brag about.
Thats what they get for taking the man's stapler. :P