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  1. 14-04-2010, 09:56 PM #1
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    Super Static Man

    Dunno why, but I thought this story was awesome

    Man's static jacket sparks alert
    An Australian man built up so much static electricity in his clothes as he walked that he burned carpets, melted plastic and sparked a mass evacuation.

    Frank Clewer, of the western Victorian city of Warrnambool, was wearing a synthetic nylon jacket and a woollen shirt when he went for a job interview.

    As he walked into the building, the carpet ignited from the 40,000 volts of static electricity that had built up.
    Must've been an awesome sight

    Woolen shirt tho...never a good look
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  2. 14-04-2010, 10:23 PM #2
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    Re: Super Static Man

    Wow, had this been posted on a 1st of April (or thereabout), I would've called it an April fool.
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  3. 14-04-2010, 11:13 PM #3
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    Re: Super Static Man

    Quote Originally Posted by 0iD View Post
    As he walked into the building, the carpet ignited from the 40,000 volts of static electricity that had built up.
    This is awesome.
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  4. 14-04-2010, 11:14 PM #4
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    Re: Super Static Man

    Wow
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    Re: Super Static Man

    Shocking!
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  6. 15-04-2010, 10:07 AM #6
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