Thursday, September 29, 2005

So, Did He Get the Job?

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.

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1 comment:

Yossarian said...

I'm sorry, but I find this story shocking!! (bwah-bwah)