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3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
I test mine this way do you know why it killed them ?Like jolted their pacemaker or something.
Then I can test a sparkplug wire on a running engine .if you know what I mean.I have even occasionally grabbed someone & done this..That usually lights up their eyes.Maybe I should stop I would hate to kill someone just having fun.
Heres a good one .You can get a permit to carry a concealed handgun here in Texas.But then it's a violation for someone with this permit to carry the same gun strapped on where it can be seen.
This is not police officers.& being a second amendment advocate.I favor the right to bear arms regardless.I think without the concealed permit I could legally just strap one on.& wear it in public.I haven't tried.Then if a policeman hassled me for a permit I would show him my copy of the second amendment.
People against guns can say what they want but if all the American citizens on the planes that crashed on 911 had been armed what do you think would have happened?I'm betten on a pile of dead terrorists & no buildings crashed into.

Hi Cholla , re. the 9volt bat. and tounge test
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Vicious voltage
By Dr Stephen Juan

Now, the explanation I have heard as to why this is, is that in certain freak cases, the battery can make an almost direct connection to the nervous system where the nerves are close to the surface and the skin is wet, thus ionising the nerves so that they will not work correctly. Result is death.
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guess it's best not to take a chance then , tester are cheap enough anyway ,
although I think there maybe a element of Internet myth about this 

the 40,000+ volts on modern ignition systems ,I guess the warning stickers on new European cars state, this can Kill , could be right, especially with a pacemaker , 

tommie;I'll take my chances with an armed granny.For the missed shots they would have allowed depressurization but all the pilot has to do is go to a lower altitude.This uses more fuel but the passengers would be confortable enough.If it was only a few holes the depressurization would take awhile.A stray bullet would have to take out a major hydraulic line to cause a problem.
I look at this as a deterrent meaning the terrorists probably wouldn't have tried if they knew most passengers were armmed.
The founding fathers were smart enough to realize the constable couldn't be everywhere protecting everyone 24/7.So the put in the amendment so we could be the constable & protect ourselves & sometimes others.
I used constable because police departments didn't exist.

Roco;I guess we agree on the nerve gas I think I posted the same thing somewhere.
On the public with guns.If you could carry one as freely as we (Americans) are supposed to have the right to by our Constitution .Then everyone would be used to using the gun & not likely to panic.On the hijackers If they were not American citizens they would not be allowed to carry guns into America.I guess that doesn't protect the rest of the world.But like in England hand guns are very restricted & an individual has little right to use or carry one unless I'm misinformed.Here we are supposed to have the right.
What gets me is this right has been stepped on by our government & they make restrictions that violates the Constitution.Like a diplomat here can have their own security armed & allowed to carry guns where they would stop me from doing this.& that's got to be wrong.
I guess I have an American attitude about this & futher a Texan attitude.
This is one of my favorite quotes"The history of firearms is the history of freedom"Think about how most of mankind was ruled before guns.

This is part of the history of firearms the British military had them.So you have to think further back.When only the wealthy & "royality"(probably shooting my foot there) had trained men proficient in using swords.etc probably some archery.But to use a firearmm allowed for much less profenciency.The common people began to take rights & fight .
Unfortunatly we have let the rich take back some of this control.Here in America someday we will get enough & revolt.
btw ;I don't currently have a bow but a freind of mine was really into archery.He moved some years ago.I learned to shoot a bow pretty well & really liked it.Personally I would rather shoot a non compound bow.A fairly short bow wit around a 40 pound pull.With the correct arrow this could be deadly.
Here's some deep thoughts on what I think is going to happen.The governments of the world want to disarm all non military citizens & take away all rights to own anyarms .World wide.The real agenda is a one world government.I have always foung the term incorrect that's the way it is usually put they mean a "One Government World" the goal is to make most of the people peons I think the Brit term migh be serfs. now That's HOT!!  ;)

Roco ;I don't know where he gets his sense of humor from either.Good Indian name though & not just Chief but big Chief .I wish I knew how to translate it into Navajo or something.I,ve never broke a bow but I did see a woodshop teacher brake a new one he had just finished way back when I was in school.Sad thing really it was a beautiful piece of woodwork.But there must be more to it.He got to do this in front of a class of kids who laughed of course & I was one of those.

It has cooled off some as it is a very rainy weekend, and my sat cannection has been down almost as much as it has been working. Soon, very soon we will be on a chilly thread, how damned cold is it before fella's can't go pee outdoors. 

I was just remembering on a cold day, say -30 degrees and the wind whipping at like 10 mph. It does not get shaken dry afterwards.