Wreckless Tesla Guy Makes Electricity

Post by **cronus** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:42 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-20463857

Dundee man accused of 'recklessly producing household electricity'

A Dundee man has been accused of "recklessly producing household electricity" with a bizarre home-made transformer.

Charles McKenzie is alleged to have rigged up a "dangerous transformer assembly" at his flat in Dundee's Dudhope Court to generate power.

Mr McKenzie, 55, was not at Dundee Sheriff Court to face the charge of culpable and reckless conduct.

Sheriff George Way continued the case without plea for three weeks.

Suspended generator
The charge alleges Mr McKenzie "culpably and recklessly" produced electricity "with total disregard for the safety of yourself and others".

Sheriff Way asked: "I don't quite understand - how does one culpably and recklessly produce electricity?"

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Post by **Cormac** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:05 pm

Scrumple wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-20463857

Dundee man accused of 'recklessly producing household electricity'

A Dundee man has been accused of "recklessly producing household electricity" with a bizarre home-made transformer.

Charles McKenzie is alleged to have rigged up a "dangerous transformer assembly" at his flat in Dundee's Dudhope Court to generate power.

Mr McKenzie, 55, was not at Dundee Sheriff Court to face the charge of culpable and reckless conduct.

Sheriff George Way continued the case without plea for three weeks.

Suspended generator
The charge alleges Mr McKenzie "culpably and recklessly" produced electricity "with total disregard for the safety of yourself and others".

Sheriff Way asked: "I don't quite understand - how does one culpably and recklessly produce electricity?"

(continued)

This will be interesting...

Post by **Mysturji** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:42 pm

I believe that the last time this subject came up, devogue coined the phrase "sci-fi bukakke".

Post by **HomerJay** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:00 pm

Fiscal depute Laura Bruce said: "The Crown's position is that he had this man-made assembly in his house suspended from the ceiling by thin ropes.

WTF are 'thin ropes'?

String?

Slightly bigger than string but not seadog hand plaited hemp ropes?

Post by **Xamonas Chegwé** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 5:49 am

HomerJay wrote:
Fiscal depute Laura Bruce said: "The Crown's position is that he had this man-made assembly in his house suspended from the ceiling by thin ropes.
WTF are 'thin ropes'?

String?

Slightly bigger than string but not seadog hand plaited hemp ropes?

I for one would like to see evidence that it wasn't simply thick string. Or even extra-thick cotton. I seriously hope that this was addressed by the court.

Post by **cronus** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:37 am

The UK government is recklessly not producing electricity in a couple of years.

Post by **Cormac** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:55 am

HomerJay wrote:
Fiscal depute Laura Bruce said: "The Crown's position is that he had this man-made assembly in his house suspended from the ceiling by thin ropes.
WTF are 'thin ropes'?

String?

Slightly bigger than string but not seadog hand plaited hemp ropes?

Post by **JimC** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:19 am

I'm trying to find enough resistance to avoid making puns...

However, in the current situation, my capacitance is low, so I'll volt in and amp things up...

Watt?

Not 'appy?

Don't worry, just go 'ohm, perhaps by a circuitous route over the Wheatstone Bridge...

This thread has done me a power of good, it should be made into a series...

Don't hit me! That would be a salt and battery, and you'd be put in a cell...

Post by **Rum** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:30 am

Dundee man accused of 'recklessly producing household electricity'

Dudhope Court Charles McKenzie is alleged to have built a home-made generator in his flat at Dudhope Court

A Dundee man has been accused of "recklessly producing household electricity" with a bizarre home-made transformer.

Charles McKenzie is alleged to have rigged up a "dangerous transformer assembly" at his flat in Dundee's Dudhope Court to generate power.

Mr McKenzie, 55, was not at Dundee Sheriff Court to face the charge of culpable and reckless conduct.

Sheriff George Way continued the case without plea for three weeks.

The charge alleges Mr McKenzie "culpably and recklessly" produced electricity "with total disregard for the safety of yourself and others".

Sheriff Way asked: "I don't quite understand - how does one culpably and recklessly produce electricity?"

Fiscal depute Laura Bruce said: "The Crown's position is that he had this man-made assembly in his house suspended from the ceiling by thin ropes.

"There was a car battery and cans of petrol nearby."

Post by **klr** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:44 am

Topic mergification complete ...

Post by **Rum** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:45 am

Topic identicalness unnoticed!

Post by **klr** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:46 am

Rum wrote:Topic identicalness unnoticed!

Doubtless due to typically eccentric and cryptic original topic title by you-know-who.

Post by **mistermack** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:25 pm

JimC wrote:I'm trying to find enough resistance to avoid making puns...

However, in the current situation, my capacitance is low, so I'll volt in and amp things up...

Watt?

Not 'appy?

Don't worry, just go 'ohm, perhaps by a circuitous route over the Wheatstone Bridge...

This thread has done me a power of good, it should be made into a series...

Don't hit me! That would be a salt and battery, and you'd be put in a cell...

Something has induced some shocking puns. You bin zapped with a pun gun?
Or are you just being electro-cute?

Post by **cronus** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:51 pm

Petrol generator. He hasn't read up on peak oil.

Post by **Jason** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:29 pm

Are there pics and/or diagrams of his 'reckless' generator? I'm too lazy to check the link.

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