Re: Fw: TI-H: Russian roulette


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Re: Fw: TI-H: Russian roulette




I'm talking about what hurts.  constant streams of static electricity into
your ear hursts much more than that.  Ever touched the flyback transformer
inside a computer monitor or TV?  Its not called flyback for nothing.  :)


>You all think you've felt high voltage.  I've drawn sparks from over 18
>inches, which equals a voltage difference of over 1.5 million volts.
>Luckily the amperage was quite low.
>
>Brandon May
>
>On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>
>>
>> >From: Jon Mullen <mullen@electricstoat.com>
>> >>Hi.  A friend of mine made a Russian Roulette program, but it's kinda
>> >>boring if it only prints "You win" or "you lose."  Is there any way I
>> >>could rig up a thing that slightly electrocutes the player if he loses?
>> >
>> >
>> >"slightly electorcutes"?  Electrocuted is electrocuted dude, and
>> >electrocuted is dead.
>>
>> :\  I've had 70volts at 300kHz go through my ear once.  :)
>>
>>
>> >Now if you want to just SHOCK them, thats different...
>> >
>> >>Something that hooks up to the link port...?
>> >
>> >
>> >Well, for electrocution you could get a big 15kv 220ma neon sign
>> >transformer and hook the output electroids to the sides of the chest,
>> >about six inches below the armpit. Get a big relay with a 5v coil and
>> >hook the NST up through it and to the calc, there you go, death by
>> >TI calculator.
>> >
>> >Alternately, you could get one of those cheap disposable cameras
>> >with a flash and extract the flash unit.  Remove the flash bulb and attach
>> >the electroids to two fingers.  Charge that sucker up and trigger it, ought
>> >to be enough to knock you on your ass.  For less kick you can replace
>> >the discharge caps with smaller capacitance (be sure to get high enough
>> >voltage rating tho).  You could halve the kick by getting two units and
>> >using
>>
>> We did that to one guy in health class last year.  It was one of those
>> kodak ones.  We just put it on the table in front of him and he picked it
>> up and started playing with it in the middle of class and right in the
>> middle of a lecture be bolted out of his chair and started screaming.  It
>> was soooo funny.  :)
>>


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