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CIR Engineering · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject: Balls

This is a true story...

A couple weeks ago I was changing the green tube in my own G90. When I had the tube free of the projector, the HV lead swung down and contacted my pants right at the crotch. The tube must not have fully discharged (as is common) and a hefty jolt of HV went right through my pants and hit me square in the nuts. It really really hurt Embarassed

So the moral is watch out for your balls when you carry a tube after removing it from a projector Mr. Green

craigr

emdawgz1 · Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 7949

HOLY SMOKES!!!

That's Gotta hurt! Shocked

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

LMFAO!!!!!!!! Holy sh*t!!! I am literally laughing so hard right now!!!!!! If you have never met Craig you can't visualize it as well as if you do know him. Man I hope your not sterile now man!!!! You better go go get a count of your boys and make sure they can still swim!!

Hey we have to get together when your up here in buffalo.

Athanasios

akajester · Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 934 Location: Wisconsin

I'm so sorry for laughing. omg, that is so funny and awful all at the same time.

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:26 pm Post subject:

No way, Craig! That's crazy!

How long had the projector been shut down? I'm just curious how long the tubes retain that kind of potential...

I used to work at a small computer dealer... So, the repair tech was this old guy (to me he was old - probably in his 50's - now, that's not old at all...arrgghhh) Anyway, he was a total geek, shortwave radio, TV, tubes, the works... Very weird, but pretty neat at the same time. Anyway, he used to impress upon me at every opportunity how dangerous the little 9" B/W tubes from the early Macs were. Remember those machines? The little "porthole" Macs? Anyway, one time he showed me... POW! He said, "That'd do the number on your heart, wouldn't it?" It left an impression, alright!

Glad "the boys" are OK!

SC

Ben851 · Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 221 Location: Ottawa, Ontario

I think we're all missing the important question here - did you drop the tube?! Very Happy

Glad to hear you're ok Smile

HaydnG90 · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 1356

Shocking

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jkruger · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 2435 Location: Carlsbad, CA

When my vasectomy was done the nurse failed to put the ground plate for the electrocautery knife under my ass. Not only did I get the shot of anesthetic in my sack that felt the sting of a wasp, but when they cut the tubes the jolt went from my nuts to my knees which were in these metal supports attached to the table. The doctor figured out what was wrong about halfway thru the procedure. He thought I was just a pussy until he saw the ground plate hanging on the side of the table. They were extremely apologetic afterward.

jarseneau · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 323 Location: WI

I've heard of ball lightning...

In some situations like this, people discover amazing new abilities. I assume nothing happened that lasted over 4 hours. Smile

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dturco · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject:

I would have thought that ability would have gone somewhere other than your finger Laughing

Glad to hear you did'nt get the full shot.

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dochlywd · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:17 am Post subject:

Hmmmmm.....

There once was a man from glass,
That had two balls of brass,
He'd clang them together,
They would play stormy weather,
And lightening would shoot out of his...................................
Shocked

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:29 am Post subject:

HI! BILLY MAYES HERE FOR THE INCREDIBLE "ZIPPER ZAPER" Laughing