No puns, this time. Just more bad luck.

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No puns, this time. Just more bad luck.

ER — 8/4/2007 7:30:42 PM (archived)

Sometime after Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod, the Navy of the new American nation decided to install them on its ships for protection. The very first one to be put in place was struck by lightning before the installation was completed, causing some damage to the ship's rig and killing a sailor.

I wonder how the SECOND guy ordered to go aloft and finish the job felt about this.

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And you think your luck is bad?? - Lindy - 7/31/2007 2:59:40 PM
- No puns, this time. Just more bad luck. - ER - 8/4/2007 7:30:42 PM
  - He did it with lightning speed, I'm sure (n/t) - Jody - 8/5/2007 4:47:35 PM
    - Argh! Dem's that dies 'll be the lucky ones, matey. - ER - 8/6/2007 3:32:24 AM
- probability Theory and "bad luck" - nick hoffman - 8/2/2007 2:14:55 PM
  - As a scientist you know.... - R.L. - 8/8/2007 8:11:56 PM
    - Chances are you'll not get hit by lightning if you never go outside. - podrock - 8/9/2007 7:54:55 PM
  - struck seven times - podrock - 8/3/2007 9:07:35 PM
    - His seventh strike put him in the Guinness Book of World Records. - Lindy - 8/4/2007 3:56:47 AM
      - re: His seventh strike put him in the Guinness Book of World Records. - ka - 8/24/2007 5:15:50 AM
      - 5 more and he'd have a perfect game ! - podrock - 8/10/2007 4:10:45 AM
      - A couple more facts........ - Lindy - 8/4/2007 3:00:29 PM
  - Astraphobia - Lindy - 8/2/2007 4:14:55 PM
    - re: Astraphobia - Marcia - 8/3/2007 3:28:19 AM
- re: And you think your luck is bad?? - Yes, he was lucky. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/31/2007 8:01:36 PM
- Was he lucky? - Raoul - 7/31/2007 5:57:36 PM
  - Did he win the lottery. - REB - 7/31/2007 6:52:47 PM
    - re: Did he win the lottery. - Thanks, REB. - Marcia - 7/31/2007 8:13:55 PM
- Shouldn't this be on Current Events? (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 5:56:27 PM
  - I am not even going there. I am still removing the tar and feathers from Friday. (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 6:15:09 PM
    - Awww..Freaky Friday, eh? (n/t) - Jody - 7/31/2007 8:33:39 PM
      - I still wear my Hawaiian shirt on Fridays. - REB - 7/31/2007 8:58:51 PM
  - Nope..".FLAME":) (n/t) - Jody - 7/31/2007 6:08:54 PM
- This story sparks my interest. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 5:54:25 PM
- Shocking! (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 3:13:12 PM
  - I certainly got a charge out of it. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 5:55:11 PM
    - He might find it Re-Volting (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 6:39:15 PM
      - Nah, it was just a flash in the pan (n/t) - Lindy - 7/31/2007 7:30:09 PM
      - That suggestion might meet with some resistance. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 6:40:53 PM
        
        I donâ€™t think I deserve a battery of charges. (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 6:43:36 PM
        
        Just pray if you're convicted, you get a dry cell. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 6:46:39 PM
        
        I might short-circuit in such limited capacity (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 6:51:46 PM
        
        Only without the proper insulation. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 7:00:14 PM
        
        Of course the current situation can alternate and become direct. (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 7:01:59 PM
        
        Do you mean like the series of parallel puns now making the circuit? (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 7:10:52 PM
        
        You win. I have become static. I feel drained :) (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 7:18:18 PM
        
        I feel re-generated! (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 7:26:00 PM
        
        Watt-ever. (n/t) - podrock - 7/31/2007 7:50:05 PM
        
        In fact, I'm positively recharged. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 7:49:15 PM
        
        I bet he had to change his short(s) after that (n/t) - James Brown - 7/31/2007 8:38:57 PM
        
        Do you think he has a loose wire now? (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 8:43:25 PM
        
        his new mantra: Ohm....Ohm . . . (n/t) - podrock - 7/31/2007 9:24:01 PM
        
        The gradient of this thread is definitely descending. (n/t) - Eri - 7/31/2007 10:13:00 PM
        
        I think the spark has gone out of it. (n/t) - REB - 8/1/2007 2:06:20 PM
        
        Yup, totally discharged (n/t) - RNE - 8/3/2007 4:07:11 PM
        
        a Good Conduct(or) discharge? (n/t) - Fox - 8/3/2007 5:26:46 PM
        
        Hmmmmmmm, think I'll sine off on that one. (n/t) - RNE - 8/3/2007 5:54:02 PM
        
        it's just a phase. (n/t) - podrock - 8/3/2007 6:41:16 PM
        
        Ouch! That Hertz... (n/t) - Fox - 8/3/2007 11:52:19 PM
        
        resistance is futile (n/t) - podrock - 8/4/2007 12:33:49 AM
        
        Thsi thread might get inducted into the hall of shs ... errr fame. (n/t) - RNE - 8/4/2007 12:49:38 AM
        
        Are you Galvanized for more ? (n/t) - podrock - 8/4/2007 2:08:02 AM
        
        I think it's time we pulled the plug on this. (n/t) - ER - 8/4/2007 2:47:18 AM
        
        We all need an outlet (n/t) - podrock - 8/4/2007 3:00:12 AM
        
        Lights out (n/t) - Lindy - 8/4/2007 3:59:06 AM
        
        I am getting a charge outta this thread!! (n/t) - Jody - 8/5/2007 4:43:38 PM
- Perhaps he's just well grounded in reality. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 3:08:27 PM
  - Clearly the guy pissed off Zeus - ds - 7/31/2007 3:11:14 PM
    - Na, just a stroke of bad luck. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 3:15:04 PM
      - he's living up to his potential, though. (n/t) - podrock - 7/31/2007 6:15:54 PM
        
        As long as the unfortunate victim doesn't die electric. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 6:45:04 PM
        
        Maybe he was negative all the time (n/t) - podrock - 7/31/2007 6:52:40 PM
        
        He was known to blow a fuse. (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 6:57:10 PM
        
        Because he failed to conduct himself properly. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 7:01:04 PM
        
        Before the incident he was quite the energetic person. (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 7:03:26 PM
        
        Unfortunately, he's pretty static now. (n/t) - ER - 7/31/2007 7:12:48 PM
        
        but well grounded (n/t) - podrock - 7/31/2007 7:51:09 PM
        
        I wonder if he'll make the talk show circuit. I bet they would get a charge out of him. (n/t) - REB - 7/31/2007 8:41:26 PM
        
        Until the lightning, he was having a faraday. (n/t) - podrock - 7/31/2007 9:22:05 PM
        
        This thread has become an electromotive farce (n/t) - ER - 8/4/2007 2:54:20 AM
        
        it's experiencing a surge (n/t) - podrock - 8/4/2007 3:05:32 AM
        
        It's finally lost its charge. (n/t) - Eri - 8/4/2007 10:35:06 PM
        
        LOL but it needs a boost? (n/t) - Lindy - 8/5/2007 2:50:44 AM
        
        Time for me to bolt (n/t) - Jody - 8/5/2007 4:48:55 PM
        
        but we are so close to 60 cycles! (n/t) - podrock - 8/5/2007 6:08:29 PM
        
        That would complete the arc. (n/t) - ER - 8/5/2007 9:38:08 PM
        
        What happens at 60 cycles? Static discharge? (n/t) - Eri - 8/5/2007 9:37:44 PM
        
        Nope...just the shock of your life! (n/t) - Jody - 8/6/2007 2:57:06 AM
        
        Ohm...Mi....God! (n/t) - ER - 8/6/2007 12:44:16 PM
        
        I this thread becoming polorizing? (n/t) - RNE - 8/6/2007 5:43:41 PM
        
        I'm still getting a charge out of this (n/t) - Lindy - 8/6/2007 7:10:52 PM
        
        Mind if I Tesla that theory? (n/t) - Jody - 8/7/2007 3:36:34 AM
        
        I'm utterly revolted! (n/t) - Eri - 8/8/2007 3:24:24 AM

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