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Unread 09-13-2004, 09:04 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by DrMemory
Flame on! (Thanks Human Torch)

And speaking of heads and asses. There was no mention at all of arcs in your original post. Standing by the car waiting for the cat so you can start the arc will get boring very quickly. Getting the cat to stick its foot in there (or go anywhere near it) will be real tricky. I suggest heavy clothing and gardening gloves. If current doesn't run through the body then even high voltage electricity will have no effect. Its called static electricity because the current is not flowing, and as you may (or may not) know, nothing much happens until you get close to that door knob and the current flows. You are in way over your head here.

Flame off!

Yea, this is my last post on this thread. I've never been much of a cat fan myself but I don't want anybody hurting them either.
I was trying to mess with you but greenman had to jump in with his superior knowledge complex. I though it was horrifically obvious I was leaving the details out intentionally (note the extreamly short posts with no details) but I guess not. I was getting a kick out of your posts as they were technically correct but wrong in that I can very well get a cat to jump with 12@600 amps (normal sized car battery).

It is easy to get the cat to set off an arc. The cat would probably walk on the same parts of the car and you know this because it leaves the paw tracks. You can setup a boobie trap pretty easy. Cat trips a switch, voltage turns on and a arc sparks next to the switch it tripped. Ever sparked wires together near something not expecting it? JUMP! It would be all the better at night as the sparks would be brighter.

You can also set a fire cracker with its fuse in between the spark and light the fire cracker and set it off. That will scare off just about anything and may make it not return. Might worry the neighbors though.

Only reason I know this is because I have done it. Passed the spare time in welding class back in high school.
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