Tom MacIntyre wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 18:51:50 -0400, "Alan Stiver, PE"
> <a.stiver@nospam.ieee.org> wrote:
...
> Ah...reminds me of one of my less-brilliant moments. Having a few
> suds, no meter available, cellular phone seemed to be not charging. I
> tongue-tested the adapter...only 10.6 volts, but with an 850 mA
> capacity. I don't know how many ohms it is on a small area of a human
> tongue, so I don't know how much current I was subjected to, but it
> felt like the top of my head was coming off. :-)

It's how you test 9V batteries.  And my guitarist was a wuss.
I never ENJOYED it, but I learned to do it quick and have the
battery of the tongue before I realized taht I've got it.
Better than the "jam in on your tongue and hold" technique.


I never did the on-set grip's "trick" of pick up a 100A light outlet 
(which is simply 2 HUGE copper paddles with a box about the size
of your fist).  He said "you just touch it with the BACK of your hand 
and when the power hits you, the muscle contraction pulls it away."
THanks, I'll just grab a meter.

But you'll watch experienced electricians putting one hand in their
back pocket or belt while working a breaker panels.  Keeps away the 
temptation to grab a good ground pretty much guaranteing death if the
other hand hits live.  with the hand ungrounded, death isn't guaranteed.

Pay for your friends to take CPR classes, a worthwhile investment.