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   Commander Kinsey to Phil Allison   
   Re: Does a parrot's foot conduct electri   
   26 Feb 20 19:27:10   
   
   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 02:06:29 -0000, Phil Allison  wrote:   
      
   > Commander Kinsey the Steaming Turd wrote:   
   >   
   > ---------------------------------------   
   >   
   >> > ** "Megger " is an brand name.   
   >> >   
   >> > Refers to a high voltage ( 500 or 1000VDC ) ohm meter - with a dial   
   calibrated in megohms.  Human skin would likely show as a dead short.   
   >>   
   >> Considering how much that hurts,   
   >   
   > ** Fuck all really.   
      
   Even a TENS unit fucking hurts.  And that's only 110V pulses.   
      
   >> how much damage do you think you're doing to the equipment you test with it?   
   >   
   > ** Absolutely none.   
   >   
   >   You clueless POS.   
      
   I've seen the results.  They're expensive.  Do not ever test computer   
   equipment with those things.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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