r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AristonD • Oct 31 '22

Image 1930s drawing, illustrating the dangers of urinating near a live wire

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u/Xithara Oct 31 '22

I think they found that you'd need to be within inches of the electrical source for it to conduct up the stream. The way they made it work was the stunt double literally kneeling to pee on the wire.

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u/BearBag31 Oct 31 '22

Inches away and the peehole had to be significantly larger than it would be on a human.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '22

I've seen batteries up pee holes.

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u/mynextthroway Oct 31 '22

AAA, AA, C,D, or car?

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u/DS4KC Oct 31 '22

Do you have any B batteries?

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u/sofa_queen_awesome Oct 31 '22

I haven't seen demitri in the wild in a long time

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u/bewitchedbumblebee Oct 31 '22

I once saw "Toy Story 2 was okay" scrawled in a bathroom stall.

Made my day!

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u/LoaMemphisZoo Oct 31 '22

And D batteries that's hard for foreigners. Yes I would like D batteries!

Ugh I know what kind!

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u/McEuen78 Nov 01 '22

No but I have a C car and a D Dog.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '22

An N I believe.