sept 9 2007

so i was watching some youtube and i stubled upon this little gem of the internet proving two things. 1, you neck is enough of a conductor to allow the flow of electricity from one end of a circuit to another; and 2, people are really really stupid. in the video a man is electrocuted from a dog collar intended to keep dogs in the yard by emitting a radio signal that will trigger the shock if the dog goes beyond a certain point. well, the man passes that line and receives a healthy dose of e- from those two nodes sticking into his neck. his skin is used as a connector between the two nodes to complete the circuit. however, not all of the electricity flows to the node, most of the electricity stimulates the muscles in his neck causing what is commonly known as pain. he twitches and writhes on the grown as his arms flail in an arching motion. at the moment of shock he accelerates his body backwards away from pain and his body falls at the acceleration of gravity assuming there is no wind resistance and his body is not fighting gravity on the way down.

so that is my journal this week.