Well, since we're sharing stories, :)
I once was "hit" by 30KV while working on a 19" color monitor. I know this was more of an electrostatic shock, but here's what happened. I reached around the unit (it was sprawled out on a test mockup) for some tools that were behind it. I took notice of where the high voltage lead was and kept my distance, but the arc jumped out and nailed me on the head! Hurt like the dickens, but I'm still around.
Just not the same ;)
Andrew
In a message dated Sat, 31 Aug 2002 10:38:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lesmizz@... writes:
> > and it only hurt, didn't do any real
> > damage. That sucked too.
>
> I was really stupid once and cut the power cord of my skillsaw. The lights
> in the house went weird so my brother came outside to see what was going on.
> I was just standing there doing this weird "shaky dance" and holding the
> thing and I couldn't let go of it.
>
> He actually stood there a second laughing at me before he figured what was
> really going on and pulled the plug out.
>
> What a rush!
>
> Guess I'm lucky I'm not dead right now...
>
> Les