Electric Disease.

Once when I came home late in the evening, I tried to look TV-news first. So I switched it on. It gave some sign of life, then FLUSH. Nothing but an ultra-bright, very intense line in the middle of the screen. The whole screen compressed to just 1 line of pixels.

But voice was still available, so I could hear my news.

Fine, I said, if my TV doesn't like me, let's go to watch my computer's monitor (sometimes it even provides better pictures).

So I went to my computer's room, turned on the small light, and ... FLUSH. It was the last bulb out of 3.

Using the darkness to protect me from neighbours' insights, I grabbed for a potentially existing replacement bulb. I found one, halfways matching the Watt specification I wanted. (I put the correct Watts onto my virtual shopping list, but couldn't yet enter them into my computer).

Now it goes into mechanics. Still under darkness, I removed one of the rotten bulbs (it was a hot installation, forgot to switch off the fuses).

Unfortunately, my lamp has a handle of heavy brass (Messing), which has got loose by the time.It plunged down onto the table (no major hurts).

I was lucky ! It fell down exactly between my monitor and my notebook. both unhurt.

Conclusion: no need for atomic tests, you can reproduce chain reactions in your home.


Last modified: June 19, 1997
Frankie Grossenberger
franz.g@xpoint.at