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US Magician David Blaine stands under lighting bolts at the start of his latest performance, "Electrified", in New York, October 05, 2012.
NBC News and news services: Magician David Blaine's latest stunt boasts lots of high-voltage snap, crackle and pop — but experts say he'll be safe from electrocution as long as he wears his chain-mail suit and metal headgear.
The show at Manhattan's Pier 54 calls for 1 million volts of electricity to flow from one Tesla coil to another, across his metal-clad body — for 72 hours, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday. He's going without food and without a good night's sleep, with electricity crackling around him constantly. Read the full story.
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Trons are Trons
E=IxR
P=IxE
E (Electromotive Force Or Voltage)
I (Current)
P (Watts)
R (Resistance)
Oh yeah, Never Pee on an Electric Fence, especially with wet shoes on!
Pee has a lot of Electrolytes, therefore it is very conductive.
Also, Pure Water will not Conduct electricity. Water purity is measured by mhos which is the inverse of ohms.
mho (Conductance)
ohm (Resistance)
Astounding, Fantastic display! Yet this veiwer wonders, how much electricity was wasted on this exciting stunt! When my father set up his little basement display for us, (nobody inside) he quickly dismantled it when he got the electric bill...and that was over 40 years ago. How many homes could have electrictiy bills paid for for how many days or weeks for the cost of that "stunt"? Hmmmm....? Don't get me wrong, I support The Arts. It's just difficult to watch my electric bill for a couple of months being sent over David Blaine's body.
Must be pure hell to go through life with that desperate a need for attention.