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From: yahoo@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kenneth L Moore)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle
Message-ID: <22562@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 26 Feb 90 23:31:32 GMT
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Reply-To: yahoo@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kenneth L Moore)
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In article <1326@anasaz.UUCP> john@anasaz.UUCP (John Moore) writes:
>In article <804@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Gregory Ebert) writes:
=>]	Any fishermen out there ? I heard that you can get worms to crawl
=>]	to the surface of soggy dirt by pounding a metal bar into the
=>]	ground and connecting it to the AC line (the more juice, the
=>]	better) Anyone try it ? I don't have lotsa worms where I live -
=>]	and I don't mean 'anymore'.
=>
=>Yes - it works fine. Use two large nails, one on each side of circuit.
=>Observe night crawlers RAPIDLY exiting their holes! Don't put
=>the nails to close together you will smell frying night crawlers.
=>WARNING: don't do this barefooted :-)
=>
=>
=>-- 
=>John Moore (NJ7E)           mcdphx!anasaz!john asuvax!anasaz!john


Yes it does work. I always water the lawn first. (and unplug before
grabbing worms)

Also, you only need one wire as the other side is GROUND.

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