Remember that guy who pissed on a downed power line and was electrocuted

[npk]

Well as it turns out an autopsy report shows that pissing on the downed power line was not the cause of death. Turns out the man had grabbed the power line with his hand. It was that contact, according to the autopsy report, that caused the electrical current to enter his body. So there you go. For those who were worried that pissing on a power line could kill you don't worry. You should feel free to piss on power lines all you want.

:P

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/04/1095844/elma-man-electrocuted-through.html#storylink=omni_popular

[Cerridwen]

1. I'm relieved. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

3. *groan*

Actually, I love a good pun :hi:

[Cerridwen]

5. You got that? You are a sick twisted specimen of a man.

My kinda guy.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. DUzy!

:rofl:

[Cerridwen]

7. You, too?!

(see post above to Stinky)

LOL

:hi:

eta to Peggy: please adjust for appropriate reference to sex of poster. :D

[Merchant Marine]

2. Puts a new meaning on completing the circuit...

[immoderate]

6. What a relief. I couldn't hold it in any longer.

FWIW, Mythbusters debunked this one a few years ago.


--imm

[csziggy]

25. I thought when they revisited the myth, they found a way to manage it

With a solid enough stream and powerful enough electrical source. Here is the video - you only need to watch the last 30 seconds or so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=VKIcgf9rxPE&feature=related

[immoderate]

34. Yeah. But it wasn't near real.

You had to piss a river to get a steady enough stream.

--imm

[csziggy]

35. Yeah, and be barefoot on wet ground with the rail at thigh height

Not realistic at all.

[NYC_SKP]

8. I don't know. If long enough, his Penis might have grounded him.

Let this be a warning.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear NYC_SKP!

But doesn't that organ make you want to go out???

You know, have some fun, and all that?

:P

[NYC_SKP]

13. My penis got me grounded more than once in high school...

...and it barely reaches half the distance to my knees!

I think it's the penis part of the brain that gets us in trouble.

Poor penises take all the blame.

:hug: for them all, wherever they may be!

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[npk]

15. I couldn't agree more

:9

[Cirque du So-What]

10. Thanks for the update

You'll never know how much I've fretted over this ever since the story broke. I've been worried about being overcome with a compulsion to take a whiz on a downed power line should I come across one, say, after crashing my car. What a relief to find out that I can indulge myself and pee up a storm without fear of repercussion.

[npk]

16. Well just make sure you zip it up before the cops arrive

Because they might zap you with another form of electrical current. :7

[nevergiveup]

11. When I was a kid I pissed on an electric fence.

I had gone fishing with my grandpa......I never told anyone but it scared me silly....understatement!

[struggle4progress]

32. "There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The

rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves" -- Will Rogers

[Gman]

12. Oh, and electric fences are perfectly safe to piss on too

Yeah, go ahead!

[Contrary1]

14. So, an electric fence erected around Cheney's grave won't do him any good...

Cool.

[dmr]

26. lol

:thumbsup:

[Son Of Wendigo]

28. Except There'd Be A LONG Line n/t

[Gman]

33. That's what wire snips are for

[Historic NY]

17. Shocking, I figured he had to do something else to go to ground with the wire.

[Bold Lib]

18. Praze be to Mythbusters. My faith restored.

[htuttle]

19. So why was his penis hanging out of his pants?

I don't know that for a fact, but why else would they have initially have speculated that he'd been electrocuted by pissing on a power line? Were his pants unzipped or not?

Signed,
Morbidly Curious

[npk]

24. Well he was peeing on the ground near the wire

It's just now they are saying it wasn't the cause of death. I guess at some point after pissing on the wire, he must of some how made contact with his hand, at least that is what the article leads me to believe.

[Truth2Tell]

20. I was at a party one time

where a guy pissed on an electric fence and got a major shock to the weewee. He suffered no permanent injury, but I do know because I was there that current can flow up the stream.

[drm604]

21. Straight Dope: Can you get electrocuted peeing on the third rail?

http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20100304.php

[liberalmuse]

22. In other words...

make sure you are able to distinguish your...unit from a live power line.

[Warpy]

23. Told y'all so

He'd have to be kneeling right on top of it for piddle to work because the urine stream separates into discrete droplets soon after it exits.

While the original scenario was possible, it was extremely unlikely.

The line had to have been in direct contact, something now borne out.

Mythbusters did this one using a third rail. High speed cameras diagnosed the problem with the story.

[Son Of Wendigo]

27. Are You Really Sure This Is Safe

According to Mark Twain, the REAL reason God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah was because the men went around pissing on walls. He indicated a little gender bias when he explained that only men could do this and not women. However, my niece says it is possible for women to do this as well. All they have to do is back up to the wall, grab their ankles, and let fly. Anyway, Sodom & Gomorrah were subjected to a Godly nuking.

How do we know for sure there isn't some sort of great Electrical God who would be offended if everyone went around pissing on downed power lines. I for one am not going to risk it.

Another thought, what if the great Electrical God turns defilers of his wires into Republicans? That is a fate worse than electrocution.

[npk]

29. I think that would be a fate worse than death, LOL

I never knew Mark Twain to tell a lie, so I would definitely say guys keep it in your pants until your in a safe private location. :rofl: If no suitable location can be found, just don't piss directly into the wind. Maybe the gods want smite you for only pissing on a live wire. I figure they must believe that sooner or later you will get a little too close and zap.

:7

[cherokeeprogressive]

30. Thank Fucking God!

Ever since I pissed on that electric fence as a kid, I've been thinking that I was dead, and wandering in limbo... living in a world where the rich ate the poor and justice was just another word that began with the letter J. Thank God I...

Wait...

Are you sure?

[npk]

31. I am not brave enough to try it.

I will never know. I would hate to be the exception to this rule, if you know what I mean.