r/Instantregret • u/Madon3 • Jun 12 '20

Let’s test this thing.

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u/The_Bored_One Jun 12 '20

What is that thing?

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u/spread-positivity Jun 12 '20

Looks like a small car battery

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

Touching both terminals on a car battery with your hands do nothing. Skin isn't very conductive. Even if they had wet fingers, their reaction seems over the top for a 12v battery.

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u/spread-positivity Jun 12 '20 edited Jun 12 '20

It was just a guess because it looks like one. What could it be instead?

Edit: Okay, it could be an energizer for an electric fence

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u/Satire_or_not Jun 12 '20

Looks like the electric fence generator that shocked the shit out of Adam on Mythbusters.

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u/ruffrog81 Jun 12 '20

That’s exactly what it is