Best not Wee or get you Butt Kicked by a Playstation

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Internet myth. Never happened.

Our verdict: True. “It’s not a myth. It could happen,” says CTA spokeswoman Anne McCarthy. “CTA strongly discourages urinating on the third rail—it can cost people their lives.” For a little science backup, we talked to Alan Sahakian, professor in Northwestern University’s department of electrical and computer engineering. He speculates that if there were a perfect storm of a wet platform, perhaps a piece of tinfoil nearby and a steady stream of urine, you could get electrocuted and die. “The currents and the voltage that we’re dealing with are at the levels you should respect,” he says. Incidentally, there is a court case that tangentially deals with this issue: In Lee v. CTA (1977), the widow of a man who got electrocuted by standing directly on the third rail while urinating (he drunkenly wandered onto the ground-level tracks near the Brown Line Kedzie stop) sued the CTA for negligence. But this guy was standing right on the third rail. Don’t do that.

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TOCWebArticles1/sg06/features/tall_tales.xml

Dunno about a PS3 but it is entirely possible to be shocked by peeing on something.

[Kuciwalker]

There's no such thing as a steady stream of urine.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
There's no such thing as a steady stream of urine.

Electric fences do not require a steady stream. They arc quite readily. Good 1/4 inch easily.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Our verdict: True. “It’s not a myth. It could happen,” says CTA spokeswoman Anne McCarthy.

Dunno about a PS3 but it is entirely possible to be shocked by peeing on something.

I was referring to the PS3. Adam & Jamie, et al, have shown that it is possible, if unlikely.

[Spec]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
There's no such thing as a steady stream of urine.

Be my guest, try it out.

Oh, and film yourself while at it, I dont mind a good laugh.

Spec.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe


Electric fences do not require a steady stream. They arc quite readily. Good 1/4 inch easily.

Yeah, but more than 50 cm or so from the end of your dick a urine stream tends to be broken up into multiple drops. You're talking many arcs to be made.

Honestly, the chances of receiving a shock are probably not that good pissing even on a high voltage source (as long as you're far enough away to break up stream). On a low voltage source like household current, they're even lower.

Doesn't mean that I'd take the chance. All it takes is one instant of a good solid stream to fry you. I figure that in order to get a fatal jolt (100 mA)., even with a perfect stream of urine 1 cm in diameter and 50 cm long, you're probably talking at least 800 volts required

[BeBMan]

I think people should run some experiments about the "steady stream" problem.

[Sava]

I nominate AAHZ.

[BeBMan]

OK, thanks for volunteering, AAHZ

[Emetri]

even with a perfect stream of urine 1 cm in diameter

Hm, sounds like that would take a perfect freak to produce.

[Sava]

I'm sure the imperfect freaks could accomplish such a feat as well.

[ZEE]

Originally posted by Sava
I nominate AAHZ.

eh...? wha...?

i was just scanning the threads out of boredom and i came up with this beauty...

bravo Sava, but im afraid i must void your nomination

sorry if im the party pooper.
corndogs

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by BeBro
I think people should run some experiments about the "steady stream" problem.

Take any source of what looks like a "steady stream" of water. Put it under a strobelight. Adjust the frequency for a bit. Eventually you'll see that it's actually composed of a series of droplets.

[snoopy369]

You can ignore the empirical evidence all you want Kuci, but the fact that it is proven empirically to be possible implies that one of your assumptions is incorrect

[Straybow]

I say BS. Dude just passed out drunk.