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Statically Charged Man Ignites Office

Posted by Zonk on from the nothing-to-worry-about-it's-just-a-superpower dept.

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.

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  1. zaaaaap by k31bang · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its electrifying stories like this that keep me reading slashdot.

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    1. Re:zaaaaap by Dracophile · · Score: 5, Funny

      Its electrifying stories like this that keep me reading slashdot.

      Awww! I know it's the current joke, but that's revolting!

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    2. Re:zaaaaap by Koushiro · · Score: 5, Funny
      Its electrifying stories like this that keep me reading slashdot.
      Awww! I know it's the current joke, but that's revolting!
      I realize your capacitance for electrical puns may be low, but there's no need for such resistance! Admittedly, they are worse in series...
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    3. Re:zaaaaap by ZenShadow · · Score: 5, Funny

      Those jokes were terrible. You're all grounded.

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    4. Re:zaaaaap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Any more abysmal puns, and I will blow a fuse.

    5. Re:zaaaaap by Glock27 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're all being way too negative!

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    6. Re:zaaaaap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah.

      After all, it is free of charge.

  2. Re:Why by kerohazel · · Score: 5, Funny
    Just say salt, don't be so fucking pretentious.

    You need to calm down. Here, have a cool glass of Dihydrogen Monoxide.

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  3. Re:SHC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm thinking that since it appears to be caused by a prolonged rubbing effect ...

    more than 70% of Slashdot is in grave danger of undergoing spontaneous human combustion.

  4. Department of Redundancy Department by Fortran+IV · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...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.

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  5. He could burn the building down by mogwai7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats what they get for taking the man's stapler. :P