On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 02:12:58PM -0500, Mario Mendes Jr. wrote:
> In retrospect, I do realized what I did was very wrong, someone could've
> gotten seriously hurt, but at the time, it just seemed so well worth it.
> 
> Anybody care a story about teaching someone a lesson like that? =)

Can't say I've got a story about teaching someone a lesson... But
speaking of molten solder...

It's a lot of fun to get a high amperage medium voltage power supply,
like my 25A 20V adjustable, a bucket of water and some solder. Simply
use the solder as a plus and minus and short! You can get some nice arcs
going, even relatively stable ones with some practise. The water causes
the solder vapours to condense so you're not breathing it in. Instead
you end up with some metalic film on the surface. That said, I still did
this under a lab vent hood with a face shield.

If you're gonna be stupid, at least take some safety precautions!

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