My bet is that they were hit by a train!
Why AC Kills
Aug 27, 2004
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Just yesterday, someone was killed contacting the 600 VDC third rail of a Boston subway line. Cause of death was cardiac arrest.
One particularly painful incident occured a few years ago at the Kedzie grade level "L" crossing in Chicago. A very stupid man decided to relieve himself on the third rail.
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Just yesterday huh?!?
Just yesterday, someone was killed contacting the 600 VDC third rail of a Boston subway line. Cause of death was cardiac arrest.
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-Mike
Edison did not invent the light bulb. Some one working for him did.
As for the english...they just installed a tramcar system in one of their "big" cities, and it connects straight to the mains 250Va/c supply. Each of the two rails carries one side of the alternating current, and up to
| Edison did not invent the light bulb. | Some one working for him did.
Edison didn't invent it, and neither did someone working for him.
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Darwin at work again!
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