• Re: Old and new, and This is why we don't toss out broken microwaves:

    From Adrian Caspersz@21:1/5 to micky on Sun Feb 26 06:13:45 2023
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    On 25/02/2023 07:23, micky wrote:
    More good and bad about my new and old microwaves.


    <snip>

    He also
    uses it to burn decorations into wood.

    Sadly some individuals have been killed attempting this.

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    Adrian C

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Sun Feb 26 08:39:45 2023
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    Andy Burns wrote:

    using high voltage to make Lichtenberg figures in wood with high voltage
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    I blame low caffeine levels

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Adrian Caspersz on Sun Feb 26 08:30:51 2023
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    Adrian Caspersz wrote:

    micky wrote:

    He also uses it to burn decorations into wood.

    Sadly some individuals have been killed attempting this.

    Yes, people have been killed using high voltage to make Lichtenberg
    figures in wood with high voltage ... but what I saw was not that,
    rather high current heating an element red hot to "brand" wood.

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  • From Sam Plusnet@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Sun Feb 26 21:02:08 2023
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    On 26-Feb-23 8:39, Andy Burns wrote:

    I blame low caffeine levels


    It's a scourge, and the NHS seem to ignore this terrible condition.

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    Sam Plusnet

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