Those Zany Germans

[beige_alert]

Ever wonder what happens when a car is struck by lighting? From the car show Top Gear: “There are very few places in the world that have the technology to blast a car with lightning. Two of those places are in Holland and Germany, but only one of those nations is laid back, liberal, and fun-loving enough to let me actually sit in the car whilst they hit it with 800,000 volts. Yup, it’s those zany Germans. This is the Siemens high voltage lab in Berlin...” He says the part about the zany Germans while walking past a sign with the lightning bolt symbol and the words “Hochspannung Lebensgefahr,” which I’m fairly sure means high voltage, danger to life. Anyway, they zapped the car with no particular ill effects, except apparently for the paint on the roof.

Comments

[legoline.livejournal.com]

Hey I was told ever since I was little that during a thundersturm the safest place is a car ... ^^

And yeah, those Hochspannung, Lebensgefahr signs - very annoying :O)

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

So if I'm in Germany and see signs with dangerous-looking symobls and a tremendous quantity of letters, I should be careful....

[aryana-filker.livejournal.com]

:)
Like Steffi said!

[lisande.livejournal.com]

And now I'm sure you absolutely want to come to Germany and try it out yourself, don't you? *g*

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Well, it looked cool.... But I imagine I'll find other things to do in Germany.

[lisande.livejournal.com]

Like... maybe... talking to some friends? ;)

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much the plan, yes. Also, filk. Plus I couldn't go to Europe without seeing at least a few castles and cathedrals older than my country.

[lisande.livejournal.com]

Yes. Visiting castles is a duty when you come to Europe!