batteries

I remember a prank that damned near got me drummed outta the Boyscouts - it involved a car battery, an ignition coil, a knife switch, and a urinal .... but never mind.

In order to deliver a shock, you hafta have the shockee complete a circuit from the current source to ground, or develop enough current to arc from the current source to a grounded shockee. Without goin' into enough detail to actually help ya to get yerself into trouble, I'll tell ya ya can't get there with a consumer-grade battery alone. Direct Current can deliver a respectable shock, but it takes some doin' to get it to do so. Alternatin' current, or a high-energy pulse, will work lots better. Faraday's principle of induction is key to the effect, however the effect is brought about.


Oh, and I already know how to make napalm, tazers, cattle prods, and quite usefully - or entertainin'ly, as the mood strikes - powerful explosives from stuff ya find layin' around the farm. Do it all the time. Well, 'cept for the tazers - only built one of them, but it works real good. Used some parts from an old photographic flash for that, got the idea from buildin' the cattle prods. Theres a clue in there for ya.