exxos's Atari, Amiga & retro forum

derkom wrote: 28 Jan 2022 18:19

Cosmic Puppet wrote: 28 Jan 2022 11:54 There have been a few instances where I've bought something and it's come in useful a year later. :lol:

And you still knew where it was? :lol:

exxos wrote: 31 Jan 2022 01:47 Best keep away from newspaper stands else they all be sticking to you :lol:

Reminds me of the big bubbleswap we used to use at my old job. You had to keep 2 foot distance from it at all times else a spark would jump at you!! Needed danger money to use the stuff it was that bad! There was often a moment of silence before anyone touched the stuff :lol: normally followed by phrases like "ah'ya fu**cker" and "ah,ya bas**ard" and sometimes "stop fu**ing laughing!" :lol: You could often hear the cries of pain from the other end of the building as well :lol:
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Cosmic Puppet wrote: 31 Jan 2022 17:50 I read that it's a few thousand volts, but too brief to harm you. I this true that it can be 3000v?

exxos wrote: 31 Jan 2022 17:52

Cosmic Puppet wrote: 31 Jan 2022 17:50 I read that it's a few thousand volts, but too brief to harm you. I this true that it can be 3000v?

:shrug: Think you need more like half a million volts to jump a foot :lol: It is on par with a van de graaff generator I guess

Cosmic Puppet wrote: 31 Jan 2022 17:56 Or to touch the inside of a crt in the wrong place. :lol:

exxos wrote: 31 Jan 2022 18:02

Cosmic Puppet wrote: 31 Jan 2022 17:56 Or to touch the inside of a crt in the wrong place. :lol:

Yeah! Happens when you trying to make those "Lifter" things :lol: :roll:

Cosmic Puppet wrote: 31 Jan 2022 18:03 What's a lifter?