Re: SHOCKING!

["ELIOT WILLIAMS" <WILLIAMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From:          G JACKSON <gjackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 	Ha! You guys want to come to England and get a *REAL* shock. We
> have 240 volts, AC (50 Hz).  Not this wimpy 110 V. On a good (bad) day
> with our mains voltage you can pull 40 amps into yourself, if you are
> unlucky. VERY nasty. :-( 

This is presumably what happened to Yardbirds lead singer and harp 
player Keith Relf, who was electrocuted by his own guitar in the 
mid-70s.  Guess he should have stuck to playing harp (or moved to the 
U.S.).     8-)

Eliot Williams
University of Wisconsin Medical School
ecwillms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx