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Unread 18-12-2006, 17:13
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Re: Famous Last Words

me: "you did remember to wrap electrical tape around the battery posts, right?"

ben: "uh..... no...."

me, with electrical tape in hand, running: "ho-ly-crap...."

robot: "ZAP SPARK ARC ARC CRACKLE..."

me, right hand burned, laying on the floor: "grrr always, always insulate metal used to hold batteries down... and wear mechanic's gloves."

yes, its true, the robot was just like a ford pinto, you rear end it and all heck breaks loose

well i learned some lessons that day, 1, never let a new guy on their own when they're just screwing something together, 2, always wear gloves if you even remotely think you should, 3, sparks are really hot and burn/hurt like heck, and 4, you can cut aluminum with a 12 volt battery

-Q
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