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Re:The Science of Sword-Swallowing by stavros on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:45PM (#34552870)
Sorry, I meant in the hypothetical case where someone swallows a "neon" tube without any shielding. The metal cage in your case tells me that it was probably legitimate.

Though, what happened to the other end of the wire?

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Re:The Science of Sword-Swallowing by bb88 on Friday January 27, 2023 @10:03PM (#34554697)
It was plugged into the wall through I'm guessing a high voltage neon transformer.

I have no idea if the cage was grounded or not. I assume it wasn't, which should have been fine if the connection to the tube was outside of his mouth.

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