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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2192146, member: 27832&quot;]Ah.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Electrocute&quot; means &quot;kill (execute) with electricity&quot;, at least in the US. (Apparently the Brits don&#039;t care about its etymology, and use it to refer to non-fatal shocks as well.) Like you said in your reply, the word is &quot;shock&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the idea of a burglar being shocked out of his shoes, but you&#039;d have a really hard time coming up with a system that would reliably shock without killing no matter what shoes the perp is wearing. (Thick soles, and they wouldn&#039;t feel a thing; wet shoes, and they&#039;d die.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, wiring your <i>drawer-pulls</i> and doorknobs -- <i>that</i> has some potential (if you&#039;ll pardon the expression).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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