On Thu, 29 Jun 95 10:36:05 CDT Albrecht Jander said: >Suppose further that you accidentally take the handle of a Craftsman wrench >and inserted it in between the terminals of this mega-battery. KABLOOEY!!! >The remaining blob of metal was cheerfully replaced at Sears, although they >had to trust our description of the original wrench. My friend was lucky to >escape any injury!! said story happened to short-circuit some brain cells of mine and remind me of an incident in our army motorpool during my stint across the Big Placid Pond ... a less-than-careful mechanic was messing with the dual batteries on a 2.5 ton truck (deuce-and-a-half) that you always see carrying army stuff around, and he somehow shorted the wrench he was using on the battery ... and he was left-handed, so his wedding ring was touching the wrench. he lost the finger that the ring was on. :( so be careful out there! and remove all rings,watches,etc. BEFORE working around electricity! joel
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