04-22-2009, 10:00 AM
I was once electrocuted by a small car battery.
I was working on my car in my parent's garage and needed a washer (not the clothes or dish kind). My dad keeps all kinds of random bolts, screws, nuts and washers in a big cookie tin in the cupboard above his workbench.
On his work bench was a small car battery that we use to power the electric motor on the boat.
I pulled the big cookie tin out of the cupboard, the weight of it was more than I anticipated. I was still holding it when it came down, and touched both the positive and negative posts. Sparks flew, metal melted. I laid on the floor for awhile saying "oh god that hurt, oh god that hurt".
I was working on my car in my parent's garage and needed a washer (not the clothes or dish kind). My dad keeps all kinds of random bolts, screws, nuts and washers in a big cookie tin in the cupboard above his workbench.
On his work bench was a small car battery that we use to power the electric motor on the boat.
I pulled the big cookie tin out of the cupboard, the weight of it was more than I anticipated. I was still holding it when it came down, and touched both the positive and negative posts. Sparks flew, metal melted. I laid on the floor for awhile saying "oh god that hurt, oh god that hurt".