No there wasn't, they were killing gooks left right and centre and getting away with it!Harley wrote:Can't have been much of a penalty for manslaughter in those then.Rickisan wrote:.. Of course when he plugged it in the direct short across the terminals gave a little snap crackle and puff of smoke and he jumped...
This was mid 1960's. Vietnam era...
The electricity was never that close to Teach. He was never in (that much) danger! I've had numerous 240V shocks (before they turned it down to a wussy 230V) and I'm still here... best one was about 15 seconds long. As the shock hit, my hands tightened onto the power supply I was holding... I had to concentrate like a mother to get the signal from my brain through to my hands to drop it!! My hands were a bloody mess afterwards! And all the while, the workmate who switched on the PSU just stood and watched!
So remember kids: BE CAREFUL, ELECTRICITY IS DANGEROUS (just like X-rays and radiation) - too much can turn you into a superhero Oh... and don't trust your workmates.