Jollygoodfellow Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Ouch,I wonder where the burn marks were found :cool_beans:Authorities believe a man was killed by accidentally urinating on a downed power line after a car crash.Grays Harbor County sheriff's Deputy Dave Pimentel told KXRO-AM radio on Monday that Roy Messenger was not seriously hurt after he collided with a power pole on Friday and called a relative to pull his car from a ditch.However, family members found 50-year-old Messenger electrocuted when they arrived.Pimentel says Messenger apparently urinated into a roadside ditch but didn't see the live wire. The urine stream likely served as a conductor, allowing the electricity to reach his body.Pimentel says there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity travelled through Messenger's body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UZI Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Ouch,I wonder where the burn marks were found :cool_beans:Authorities believe a man was killed by accidentally urinating on a downed power line after a car crash.Grays Harbor County sheriff's Deputy Dave Pimentel told KXRO-AM radio on Monday that Roy Messenger was not seriously hurt after he collided with a power pole on Friday and called a relative to pull his car from a ditch.However, family members found 50-year-old Messenger electrocuted when they arrived.Pimentel says Messenger apparently urinated into a roadside ditch but didn't see the live wire. The urine stream likely served as a conductor, allowing the electricity to reach his body.Pimentel says there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity travelled through Messenger's body. Tom,The Discovery Channel's 'Mythbusters' tested out this one some time back & concluded it was impossible for the electricity to have enough power (Amps??) when traveling 'upstream' to cause more than a tingle. More likely is the cable lay in a pool of urine & he stepped in the pool.UZI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singers Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) Ouch,I wonder where the burn marks were found :oAuthorities believe a man was killed by accidentally urinating on a downed power line after a car crash.Grays Harbor County sheriff's Deputy Dave Pimentel told KXRO-AM radio on Monday that Roy Messenger was not seriously hurt after he collided with a power pole on Friday and called a relative to pull his car from a ditch.However, family members found 50-year-old Messenger electrocuted when they arrived.Pimentel says Messenger apparently urinated into a roadside ditch but didn't see the live wire. The urine stream likely served as a conductor, allowing the electricity to reach his body.Pimentel says there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity travelled through Messenger's body. Tom,The Discovery Channel's 'Mythbusters' tested out this one some time back & concluded it was impossible for the electricity to have enough power (Amps??) when traveling 'upstream' to cause more than a tingle. More likely is the cable lay in a pool of urine & he stepped in the pool.UZI Hi UZI, Forum members WARNING DO NOT VISIT site below IF YOU ARE OF TIMID DISPOSITIONCheck out http://www.snopes.co...ectricfence.aspRead the COMPLETE article.CheersTom Edited March 2, 2010 by Singers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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