- 'Current baba' is India's shocking new sensation. Three
times daily, Sadhu Mangal Das touches a live wire to keep himself intoxicated.
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- The 54-year-old holyman admits he started taking a cocktail
of stimulants, including ganja, bhang and liquor after renouncing the world
at the age of 10.
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- While none of these give him the kick anymore, Das says
his current obsession has brought a surge of excitement into his life.
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- Das' eccentric habit has also left the medical world
flummoxed. According to doctors, the human body can absorb currents up
to 12 volts.
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- In the baba's case however, repeated exposure to electricity
seems to have built up his body's tolerance levels to as much as 16 volts.
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- Interestingly Das has tried other grossly unconventional
ways of getting high. Before he discovered his passion for electrical energy,
the holy man used to get himself bitten by snakes and scorpions. He then
took to consuming potions made from poisonous seeds and sulphos tablets.
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- Comment
- From Anonymous
7-24-4
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- Calling these people "Sadhus" is outrageous.
These practises (drugs, &c) have nothing to do whatsoever with the
things enjoined on Yogis by the ancient scriptures or mysticism in general.
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- Most (Western) people must consider this in creating
an image of what a Sadhu is exactly.
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- Comment
- From Admin
- 7-25-4
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- Jeff,
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- I love the site in general, and you're doing an enormous
service, but...I'd strongly suggest that you "consider the source"
and laugh it off rather than publishing it, the next time anything comes
in from " The Asian Pacific Post - Vancouver".
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- The latest so-called article of theirs that you published
today is a total sham, where their absolutely silly claims regarding electriciy
are concerned. A few minutes of simple research on their part would have
stopped them from spouting such pedantic BS.
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- I've been working in electronics engineering for decades,
including work with deadly high voltages. For the record, I have enough
training and credtials (in electronics) to sink a battleship.
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- These yo-yos with their mumbo-jumbo about electricity
would be tarred and feathered by anyone having even the slightest grasp
of how electricty works, and it's danger to the human body.
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- Why?
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- "According to doctors, the human body can absorb
currents up to 12 volts."
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- 1. VOLTAGE is NOT what determines if someone is harmed
by coming in contact with electricity.
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- CURRENT is the determining factor! Even high school physics
demonstrations teach this fact. In fact, most schools have a simple Van
De Graff Generator, with which, students bodies are subjected to HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF VOLTS (making ones hair stand on end, but doing no permanent
damage to the body).
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- This is beacuse the CURRENT involved is limited to a
tiny (safe) level, while the VOLTAGE is allowed to climb to very HIGH voltages.
We are talking HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of times MORE than the "12 volts"
these bozos claim will harm the human body.
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- CURRENT MATTERS NOT VOLTAGE - full stop. Any junior text
book on the subjct will confirm this fact.
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- Under certain circumstances even a low voltage can be
fatal, but it is rare. Mainly, it depends on BODY RESISTANCE, grounding,
and how and where the voltage/current is applied.
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- As a rough guide, around 27 MILLIAMPS (27/1000 Ampere)
of current passing through the heart muscle is normally enough to cause
the heart to stop - cardiac arrest. Voltage is NOT the factor you worry
about. The CURRENT (in amps or milliamps) is determined by things such
as ones SKIN RESISTANCE (in ohms) and VOLTAGE, and how the body is GROUNDED.
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- Together they determine how much voltage will pass though
the body tissue. Even millions of voltage may not be enough to pass a deadly
amount of CURRENT in some circumstances.
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- Look up TESLA COILS with a Google search, as SEE (living)
people connected directly to HIGH VOLTAGES!
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- 2. no real doctor would ever be silly enough to spew
such crap - other than perhaps a WITCH DOCTOR.
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- It's just plain laughable (and totally UNTRUE), to make
such a numb-skull proclamation! Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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- "According to doctors, the human body can absorb
currents up to 12 volts."
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- 1. CURRENT is NOT Amps. They are 2 seperate things. CURRENTS
are NOT measured in VOLTS.
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- CURRENT is measured in Amperes (Amps) and Milliamps,
Microamps, etc. NOT VOLTS!!!!!!!!!
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- Also, the body does NOT "absorb" current or
voltage.
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- "In the baba's case however, repeated exposure to
electricity seems to have built up his body's tolerance levels to as much
as 16 volts."
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- What can I say, after the above facts have been brought
to light. This is fools candy.
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- Idiot fuel.
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- "Heraldo" would love it.
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- BTW - our common telephone system works on around 48
Volts DC . Telephone technicians and installers make contact with this
voltage often, and normally all one feels is a sharp tingle - just one
tiny (practical) example of the thousands of "holes" in this
utterly silly theory they spout.
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- I think maybe they've had one "jolt" too many!
On the other hand, maybe a little "electro-therapy" might do
them some good. ;O)
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- Please research technical articles a bit before publishing
them. A few minutes surfing would have exposed this pathetic kiddie rant,
which should be titled something like "Electricity for 1 and 2-year
Olds".
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- Regards,
- G. Browne
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