>Somewhere I saw a statistic for the number of people who die per year in
>the USA by checking 9V batteries on
>their tongue - it's not zero, which I would have predicted!

I discovered a number of years ago that using your lips instead of
your tongue to check the battery has, ah, interesting neurological
side effects, particluarly in your visual perception.

I also discovered that ~60 half-dead 9-volts can be used to arc weld
or cause serious injury to the unwary.

When I think back on my teenage years I'm amazed that I survived.

Mike H.

>Please be careful, people!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Howard Winter
>St.Albans, England
>
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