contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 7 months agoTIL that in 12th grade Steve Wozniak made a fake bomb, laughed at the principal that disarmed it then electrocuted the guards at juvenile detention with 120v electricity.spyscape.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarebionicjoeylinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down4·7 months ago“Electrocution” is a portmanteau of “electric” and “execution”, by definition it means killing someone using electricity. What the Woz did to these guards was electrically shock them.
minus-squareFoglelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down8·7 months agoI understand the history. It now also means severe injury.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoJust mildly executed. Probably under 25 mins.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajorlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoYou are technically correct, the best kind of correct.
Not anymore it’s not
“Electrocution” is a portmanteau of “electric” and “execution”, by definition it means killing someone using electricity.
What the Woz did to these guards was electrically shock them.
I understand the history. It now also means severe injury.
Just mildly executed. Probably under 25 mins.
A sever injury resulting in death.
You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.