Power-dressing man leaves trail of destruction

[ronjor]

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building.
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Story (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050916/od_nm/australia_electricity_dc)

[Capp]

Holy <enter choice word here>!!

How would you like to be the guy that shook his hand

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[beetlejuice]

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Must have been wearing 1/2 wool and 1/2 polyester!!! :o ;D Obviously someone still living in the 70's. :o

[ronjor]

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[beetlejuice]

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That could very well be the guy!!! :o ;D

[beetlejuice]

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I wonder how much of the worlds energy needs this guy could supply? ???

[beetlejuice]

Hmmmmmm!!!!!!! 8)

[ronjor]

He should wear a ground wire at all times. ;D

[beetlejuice]

I wonder if he ever walks in the rain? :o

[ronjor]

I hope not! ;D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/unexplained/images/hair_on_end_150.jpg

[beetlejuice]

Me either!

[Primrose]

Have him Join Wilders and assign him to be our UPS in case we have a brown out. ;D

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1999-08-09/index.html

Hey Vern.. :P

[big ed]

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Duh!! Why am I not surprised that this happened in Aussieland!! Bucky did it as a youngun.

Smirking in San Jose, Simpering ed