[rescue] Shifted Sun GDM-500PS...

[Peter Corlett]

r.stricklin <bear at typewritten.org> wrote:
[...]
> You still get electrocuted with one hand in your pocket, but your survival
> probability goes way up.

Just a point of pedantry, but if you've been electrocuted, your survival
probability is zero by definition. The word you're looking for is "shocked".

"Electrocution" is a contraction of "electric execution". Go read up on the
history of Tesla and Edison and the AC vs DC battles for the full story.

-- 
I wrote this story myself, It's all about a girl who lost her reputation, but
never missed it.
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