Hammer and punch them back down. Or drip lube down the bolts so it makes the pole unusable.
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ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 52 minutes ago
starik@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
Dave@lemmy.nz 1 hour ago
Ok but for real, that wouldn’t work, right? How would them holding it complete the circuit? The circuit is just gonna be from one screw to the top of the pole back through another screw, not the part the person is holding.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
You can short the terminals on a car battery with your body with no issue, but It might melt the hardware and set the floor on fire! What they should really do is connect a HV source and charge up the pole. Won’t cause any lasting harm, but hopefully it’ll convince them they drove a screw through a live wire.
red_tomato@lemmy.world 17 minutes ago
Not if the person two floors downstairs is in on it
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 minutes ago
I mean, a car battery isn’t going to do anything even if you could complete a circuit. You can just grab the terminals on a car battery, 12V isn’t high enough to be noticeable on dry skin.
You’d want to solder on the hot lead of an extension cord hooked up to 120 if you wanted to make sure they never touch that pole again.
Disclaimer: don’t do this, it’ll probably kill.
Balaquina@lemmy.ca 17 minutes ago
A electric horse fence is a better option. Will zing you but isn’t lethal and also has an intermittent current. Specifically designed to be touched by living things without harm. But stay away from cattle fencing, that can kill someone with a heart condition.
HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Nah, that wouldn’t. But if you connected just the hot line (right eye of the outlet smiley face) that would do it. Wouldn’t recommend it because you could kill them by electrocution or kill even more people with a fire.