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TsPerformance · 01-09-2005, 06:43 PM

Never stick finger in plug socket and kick the engine over to see if there is spark and dont feel like taking your spark plug out...

**Louis** · 01-09-2005, 08:09 PM

Sorry, that must hurt....

c50tiger · 01-09-2005, 10:00 PM

YEeeow. Not that I would have needed that warning, but thanks anyway

LayinLo · 01-09-2005, 10:19 PM

**inspiron** · 01-10-2005, 02:15 AM

"Hello, Mr Darwin? We've got another one for you ... he tried to check his spark-plugs with his tongue ..."

**Freakinout** · 01-10-2005, 07:20 AM

Hmm.... sometimes I wonder...

md2lgyk · 01-10-2005, 09:06 AM

Have you ever pissed on an electric fence? Just wondering.

TsPerformance · 01-10-2005, 12:03 PM

There was this electric fence tha..... HEY NEVERMIND!!!! There is not enought current to kill you with the spark plug so no big deal

themeatmanlandry · 01-10-2005, 12:09 PM

Has anyone else ever coaxed someone near enough to a running lawnmower to grab them and then touch the spark plug wire? That's a good one!

c50tiger · 01-10-2005, 12:51 PM

True story of a misguided youth... when I was a kid and made all my money cutting neighbor's lawns, my dad bought me this piece o' crap push mower so I wouldn't wear out his Lawnboy. For you youngsters, this was back in the good ol' days when you didn't have all those safety features and could leave the thing running, sit on your butt for a minute and have a cold drink, and then go back to mowing without having to restart it. You could also refill the tank with it running wide open. Only way to turn that bastage off was this little spark interrupter deal. All I was told was it was that little metal blade above the spark plug, and that you pushed it down against the exposed tip of the plug... hold it there and it would interrupt the spark and kill the motor. Nobody told me to use my shoe or an insultated pliers or something. Noooo... I used my bare hand.

GIXXER-Mike · 01-10-2005, 11:12 PM

Hehehe...do it again 'cause I didn't feel it the first time!

bandit12 · 01-13-2005, 03:25 AM

AAHHH, should've used a stick or something, grass might've
been damp, now shoes are wet...lol.

SDSUsnowboards · 01-13-2005, 10:29 PM

Muahaha, I want to try that lawnmower trick. Too bad we use an electric mower now... Not sure if it'd be wise to shock someone with it.

finch20th · 01-15-2005, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md2lgyk

Have you ever pissed on an electric fence? Just wondering.

myth busters prooved that it is impossable to be shocked your pee has small breaks in it so it can't complete the flow of electicity back to you body just a little FYI for you

how long did it take to get the feeling back in your arm, my buddy did that on a car and man he said he couldn't feel his arm for like 2 hours

TsPerformance · 01-16-2005, 11:54 PM

Well I'm young and pretty healthy I ride bicycle goof 5 miles a day and exercise a lot... So i can throw out a really hard flow of urine that does stay together long enoughe to shock myself.. Those stupid old men from myth busters are falling apart so waht kind of reliable results could they produce.?

TL chris · 01-17-2005, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finch63gs500f

myth busters prooved that it is impossable to be shocked your pee has small breaks in it so it can't complete the flow of electicity back to you body just a little FYI for you

how long did it take to get the feeling back in your arm, my buddy did that on a car and man he said he couldn't feel his arm for like 2 hours

You haven't seen the first CKY video have you. Some of the guys from Viva La Bam do it. Raab will tell you electricity can pass through certain things the human body possesses.

axel_2078 · 01-17-2005, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finch63gs500f

myth busters prooved that it is impossable to be shocked your pee has small breaks in it so it can't complete the flow of electicity back to you body just a little FYI for you

Still, I'm not exactly itching to try it and disprove them.

finch20th · 01-17-2005, 07:09 PM

if you get close enough to the fence but from i think that it was like 5 feet they did it from. it is possiable but not likely. feel free to give it a whirl

themeatmanlandry · 01-18-2005, 07:46 AM

If the voltage on the fence is high enough, the spark should be able to bridge any gap in the pee. Not sure how much voltage would be required for that. Most likely something in the "High Voltage" category, which I'm betting wouldn't be safe . . . even for an electric fence.

finch20th · 01-18-2005, 08:24 AM

someone test it and then we will know do it from like 5 feet away. tell us what happens

01-09-2005, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
TsPerformance Ditch Magnet Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 195	Risk of ELECTRIC SHOCK Never stick finger in plug socket and kick the engine over to see if there is spark and dont feel like taking your spark plug out... __________________ Humans are the only animal who can have sex over the phone. ~ Dave Letterman

01-09-2005, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,652	Sorry, that must hurt.... __________________ Louis

01-09-2005, 10:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
c50tiger Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: 2005 C50 Location: Selma, Alabama Posts: 2,054	YEeeow. Not that I would have needed that warning, but thanks anyway __________________ Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. - Douglas Adams COGITO EGGO SUM: I think, therefore I am... a waffle

01-10-2005, 02:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,770	"Hello, Mr Darwin? We've got another one for you ... he tried to check his spark-plugs with his tongue ..." __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

01-10-2005, 07:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Freakinout Tire Eating Moderator Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: 2001 Suzuki TL1000S Location: Texas Posts: 2,612	Hmm.... sometimes I wonder... __________________ Freakinout

01-09-2005, 10:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
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01-10-2005, 09:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
md2lgyk Wants Better Weather Joined: May 2004 Bike: '03 Marauder 800 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Posts: 662	Have you ever pissed on an electric fence? Just wondering. __________________ "The great object is, that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun." - Thomas Jefferson

01-10-2005, 12:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
TsPerformance Ditch Magnet Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 195	There was this electric fence tha..... HEY NEVERMIND!!!! There is not enought current to kill you with the spark plug so no big deal __________________ Humans are the only animal who can have sex over the phone. ~ Dave Letterman

01-10-2005, 12:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Banned Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	Has anyone else ever coaxed someone near enough to a running lawnmower to grab them and then touch the spark plug wire? That's a good one!

01-10-2005, 12:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
c50tiger Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: 2005 C50 Location: Selma, Alabama Posts: 2,054	True story of a misguided youth... when I was a kid and made all my money cutting neighbor's lawns, my dad bought me this piece o' crap push mower so I wouldn't wear out his Lawnboy. For you youngsters, this was back in the good ol' days when you didn't have all those safety features and could leave the thing running, sit on your butt for a minute and have a cold drink, and then go back to mowing without having to restart it. You could also refill the tank with it running wide open. Only way to turn that bastage off was this little spark interrupter deal. All I was told was it was that little metal blade above the spark plug, and that you pushed it down against the exposed tip of the plug... hold it there and it would interrupt the spark and kill the motor. Nobody told me to use my shoe or an insultated pliers or something. Noooo... I used my bare hand. __________________ Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. - Douglas Adams COGITO EGGO SUM: I think, therefore I am... a waffle

01-10-2005, 11:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
GIXXER-Mike U.B's LoveChild Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: 2004 GSX-R600 (Blue/White) Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,111	Hehehe...do it again 'cause I didn't feel it the first time! __________________ "I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way."

01-13-2005, 03:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
bandit12 In Training Joined: Sep 2004 Location: ohio Posts: 101	AAHHH, should've used a stick or something, grass might've been damp, now shoes are wet...lol.

01-13-2005, 10:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
SDSUsnowboards Tin Foil Inspector Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: 2000 CBR600f4 Location: Southern California Posts: 764	Muahaha, I want to try that lawnmower trick. Too bad we use an electric mower now... Not sure if it'd be wise to shock someone with it. __________________ The notion should be deleted from your noggin. -FIVEINCH

01-16-2005, 11:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
TsPerformance Ditch Magnet Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 195	Well I'm young and pretty healthy I ride bicycle goof 5 miles a day and exercise a lot... So i can throw out a really hard flow of urine that does stay together long enoughe to shock myself.. Those stupid old men from myth busters are falling apart so waht kind of reliable results could they produce.? __________________ Humans are the only animal who can have sex over the phone. ~ Dave Letterman

01-17-2005, 07:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
finch20th Baiting for a Banning!!!!!! Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2005 Gsxr 600 20th Anniversary Edition Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 1,107	if you get close enough to the fence but from i think that it was like 5 feet they did it from. it is possiable but not likely. feel free to give it a whirl __________________ Wisconsin Winters Suck! Miles to date on the 600: 2263.2 #4803!!! The Proud New Owner Of A 2005 Suzuki Gsx-R 600 20th Anniversary Edition!!!

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01-18-2005, 07:46 AM	#19 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Banned Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	If the voltage on the fence is high enough, the spark should be able to bridge any gap in the pee. Not sure how much voltage would be required for that. Most likely something in the "High Voltage" category, which I'm betting wouldn't be safe . . . even for an electric fence.

01-18-2005, 08:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
finch20th Baiting for a Banning!!!!!! Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2005 Gsxr 600 20th Anniversary Edition Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 1,107	someone test it and then we will know do it from like 5 feet away. tell us what happens __________________ Wisconsin Winters Suck! Miles to date on the 600: 2263.2 #4803!!! The Proud New Owner Of A 2005 Suzuki Gsx-R 600 20th Anniversary Edition!!!

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