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Old 28th Jun 2013, 11:19
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teeteringhead

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And I'm a bit concerned about one of his critics' physics!

Other stories he casts doubt on include Johnson's claim that he cut through a 220 volt cable with a small knife to darken an Iraqi hut he was hiding in when insurgents entered. "That area where he was – there wasn't electricity," says Spaid. "And I've been to college, I think that many volts would melt a knife that size, even if it was insulated, not just leave a few nicks." [my bold]
I know the cousins only have 110 v (?) domestically but 220 ain't a shedload of wiggly volts. You could easily cut through our 240v cables with a penknife. One wonders where the college he went to was!

And surely it's Amps not Volts that would "do the melting"
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