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catbyte

(34,333 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2020, 04:35 PM Apr 2020

Electricity flowing through wet wood...

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Electricity flowing through wet wood... (Original Post) catbyte Apr 2020 OP

It made a tree! nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #1

Wow. kacekwl Apr 2020 #2

I like how this story starts out, sounds like it could get really good ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #3

Will kill you ded. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #4

this is super dangerous mike_c Apr 2020 #5

tblue37

(65,218 posts)

1. It made a tree! nt

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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 04:47 PM

Apr 2020

kacekwl

(7,013 posts)

2. Wow.

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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 04:48 PM

Apr 2020

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. I like how this story starts out, sounds like it could get really good ...

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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 04:55 PM

Apr 2020

By all means, proceed with the dissertation ...

gibraltar72

(7,498 posts)

4. Will kill you ded.

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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 04:55 PM

Apr 2020

mike_c

(36,269 posts)

5. this is super dangerous

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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 05:28 PM

Apr 2020

It's a frequent topic on some of the woodworking groups I belong to. People die doing this every year, thinking they're careful enough. High voltage is nothing to play around with. Plus the dendritic burns are random and not particularly attractive. Not worth becoming another mortality statistic, for sure.

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