From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:40:48 -0000, default  wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:56:42 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> My pet parrot has a habit of chewing wires but never got a shock. I tested   
   her feet with a multimeter and it was over 20Mohms. My own dry finger is   
   1Mohm. Are they safe from shocks due to scaly feet?   
   >   
   > And how do you know she was never shocked?   
      
   I would have heard a squawk and she would have flown off in panic.   
      
   > I'm using electricity to discourage a cat from scratching my window   
   > panes.  She hops onto a rail on the deck and proceeds to destroy the   
   > rubber seals on the aluminum bay window...   
   >   
   > I got one of those surplus cold-cathode lamp drivers used in early   
   > laptops and rigged a spray of stainless steel wires where she likes to   
   > stand.  The shock is high frequency (will light a neon bulb with only   
   > one connection) and unpleasant (I know...) but not lethal.  The cat   
   > has learned too.  She does occasionally swipe a paw across the wires   
   > to check, but she hasn't touched the window again.   
      
   ROFL!  I've seen electric fences used to annoy cats - there's quite a few on   
   youtube - the cat gets one hell of a fright.   
      
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