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Electrocution after pee near pole

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A THAI man with a prosthetic leg was electrocuted when he urinated near a power pole on the side of a highway in Bangkok.

The 27-year-old victim's father told police they had stopped their car near a toll booth during a rainstorm yesterday, after nature called.
Transport officials told The Nation newspaper that the victim's prosthetic leg could have acted as a strong conductor of electricity at the spot, which was not an authorised parking zone.

Thawil Phuengma, dean of engineering at King Mongkut's University of Technology said the man probably urinated on an uncovered ground line near the pole.

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Alright, so it's not exactly the same as whizzing on an electric fence, but it was close enough to bring that snappy little tune to mind.

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I pissed on an electric fence once. It was dark and we had stopped on the side of a back road to dispose of some used beer. The fence was covered in weeds and vines but I found it. Boy did I find it.

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That explains alot.

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The significant thing here is that there may have been an 'uncovered ground line' near the pole. More than the issue of his prosthetic leg.

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oops

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Don't Whizz on the Electric Fence

When nature's calling
don't be stalling
use your common sense
before you let it flow
find a place to go
just don't whizz on the electric fence

If you're gonna explode
you can use the commode
in igloos, cave dwellings or tents
no need to explain when you gotta drain
just don't whizz on the electric fence

You can swizzle on the sofa
piddle in the air
tinkle in the toilet
that's why it is there

You can let it rain
in the Great Domain
while waving at ladies & gents
just don't whizz on,
don't whizz on,
don't whizz on the electric fence

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