Actually that's what I've heard before too......meant to add that in my
previous post. ROFLMHO!!!

Bronwyn ;-)

Jonno wrote:
Re flames coming out of the cats ears, thats not right.
I have it on good authority flames come out of its ar*e due to
spontaneous evacuation.

HC wrote:

This is too much!! now I'm laughing hysterically and wishing I had a
transister radio!! ROFLMHO!!

I've heard stories about ignition coils in the past and have seen
first hand the reaction of goats to an electric fence.

Don't want to lose my goldfish once I put them in the
fishpond....won't make me very happy at all!!

;-))

Jonno wrote:

Having a small pond and a small fish population, eg 5 goldfish we
noticed them disappearing at nights.
Suspecting foul play, we rigged up an electronic low voltage
transformer, with a ignition coil and wired it around the pond.
Testing it personally it seemed that it worked. It didnt seem to kill
humans, but gave them a shock. (Some unkind people would say I tested
it on an animal doing this) At around two oclock, a dog completed the
circuit. The loud yelping as it ran for cover woke the whole court
and was the talk for days. The neighborhood kids didnt come round for
some time either. As the current was measured in microamps it was
safe enough. So be sure to know what youre doing before setting
things up for possums. Theyre not likely to be standing in a pool of
water like this dumb dog was.
The voltage on an old valve radio can be from 200 volts to over
380 volts from memory so isnt the safest, as current would also be
excessive. Do not use it.
Its current is measured to some 200 Milliamps.
If youre not sure, use a transistor radio (grin)


SG1 wrote:

"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
u...

My Dad used to tell a great story about when he was plagued with
cats. he was an amateur radio enthusiast and in those days radios
were built with Vacuum tubes and valves which ran off incredibly
high voltage and reasonable amperage, so the trick was a sheet of
wire mesh with a bowl of milk in the middle - one wire from the
power supply on the wire one in the milk. Cat completes the
circuit , shoots six feet in the air, hair standing on end and blue
flames coming out its ears - comes down stiff as a board. Claims he
got 6 in one night, but by the time the 4th one approached, his
mate was hysterical with laughter and missed the last 3.


Gee and I have an old Kreisler valve job sitting in the laundry
(still works radio that is) only 35 years old. Damn feral got into
my blood & bone the other night but have not been able to get any
mince I would eat so it lives a bit longer.