> Stephen wrote:
> 
>> Ouch! That woke me up is much more common than You deaded me.
>> Having said that you do need some common sense.
> 
> Popping open a camera can have a similar effect. Most cameras have an 
> onboard flash, which means they have a rather sizable capacitor. Touch 
> the wrong thing ...

I did that!!!

I had a very old Polaroid camera, and its flash (looked like an optional 
you had to plug). Bad idea touching things with the flash box open, 
while it had batteries. Me: it has batteries, it's only 3v. My dad: no, 
it also has a big capacitor with more energy. I clearly didn't listen. 
The it actually did a big *flash*, in the middle of the air, a few cms 
above where I touched. Legs shaking for around 10 minutes :D

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