Re: streamer hit

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• Subject: Re: streamer hit
• From: ESchulz531-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:33:43 -0700
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hi,
	Almost a year ago I was demonstrating to some fellow employees that 36"
streamers from my tesla coil couldn't hurt me.  I was wearing boots and
holding a copper rod.  Everything was going great until I came to close to the
torriod.  I was close enough that the current still had enough potential to
jump back out of me through my boot and into the cement.  After crying out
with a really loud yelp I started to hop around on the other foot.  Mean while
one of my fellow employees turned off the power before I could hurt myself
more.  The other one fell to the ground laughing historically.  When I
examined my foot there was no scar.  It just hurt reallyyyy bad.

	The lesson to be learned is always under estimate your insulation and have at
least 2 people with you encase one turns on you. :)

Erik Schulz

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