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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.

3 of 391 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What the? by oRdchaos · · Score: 0, Troll

    Plastic bag on seat Only following surfing Later placed on floor

  2. Renewable Energy Source by Darkling-MHCN · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey think about it... this could actually work ! Get everyone on the planet to wear nylon jackets. Once every few hours we earth ourselves directly into the power grid. If you then made illegalised cars and made everyone ride motorbikes or push bikes think of the potential !!

    Sure a few people might spontaneously combust every now and then, a couple of occasional fires.... but wouldn't that cost be worth saving the environment for ?

  3. Re:Department of Redundancy Department by vistic · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'll sell you one for just $200.