I liked the part about the firefighters measuring 30kV.. With what? I never saw ESD meters on our truck. My BS meter is in the red on this one. On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Sean Breheny wrote: > I (and the ESD journal) agree with you: > > http://www.esdjournal.com/static/Australia/jacket.htm > > > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 8:11 PM, veegee wrote: > > > On 2013-06-15 8:06 PM, veegee wrote: > > > Is BBC posting garbage, or does any of this have any truth to it? > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4252692.stm > > > > > > Try to ignore the complete failure in use of physics terms (voltage, > > > current, charge) while you read. > > > > > > Sounds like someone at BBC is trying to get back at his boss... > > > > On a dry day, if conditions are just right, starting a small fire with = a > > spark and some kindling isn't entirely out of the question. I've done i= t > > before, and it takes MANY tries to get the conditions just right. > > > > But melt plastic? Yeah right... > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .