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Assuming every third word in this article is probably incorrect, I would love to hear the actual 911 recording. Yeah, it’s possible the guy is clinically insan
by zaroth 7y ago
Assuming every third word in this article is probably incorrect, I would love to hear the actual 911 recording.
Yeah, it’s possible the guy is clinically insane, but it seems more likely to me he called in trying to explain he got a bad electrical burn and was terribly misunderstood by the operator.
- TomMarius 7y agoI guessed he had a shock. You can't hold people accountable for saying bullshit while in shock (and desperately trying to get help) in the USA, right?
- dTal 7y agoAn electrical shock is not at all the same thing as the medical state of being 'in shock'. Also, it sounds like the injury he sustained was an RF burn, which is not quite the same as a 'shock' - although it's caused by electricity, the sensation and damage are local to the contact site. Basically this guy was likely no more 'in shock' than if he'd hit his thumb with a hammer. In pain, yes, but not delirious.
- TomMarius 7y agoI know electrical shock is a different term but if he had burns from a capacitor, he very well could be mentally very shocked and babbling. You can be shocked (not electrically) from getting an electrical shock from the outlet, so why not from his capacitor?
- lonelappde 7y agoWhy is it more likely that the operator heard a bunch of arcane terms that weren't actually said?
- mlyle 7y agoA small hobby cyclotron that produces some alpha radiation is that uncommon of a project, and would be consistent with many words he said ("particle accelerator" and "alpha waves"). I mean, probably a crackpot, but it's not impossible that someone who got some electrical burns from a slightly exotic experiment gave 911 too much information and made them freak out.
- blablabla123 7y agoBasically every CRT tube is a particle accelerator for electrons. Given that these run at 10 kV, of course burns can happen (and states of confusion)...
- to11mtm 7y agoI was originally going to reply and also point out Microwaves as well, but while double checking that my memory served me correct, I discovered that 3d metal printing can be a use for electron guns as well [1]. Heck that can possibly involve Vacuums and metal powder as well... good times! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron-beam_additive_manufacturing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron-beam_additive_manufac...
- jchw 7y agoPersonally I find it hard to believe both the man calling in and the operator had such imaginations. It feels like one of them was embellishing.