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[Previous entry: "Bismark Ciggie Papes"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "don't be a shithead"] 07/15/2005 Entry: "sbudensommer ii" S'more Schaubudensommer stuff. Saw the Great Voltini. It was indeed the coolest show to catch. But I was a tad disappointed that a major part of the act was how damn funny it was how Voltini, an Englishman, muddles his way through a hogwash of English and German. I mean, I wanted to see more tesla tower action. Now, that was cool. As a climax, Voltini sticks some copper wand with a lightbulb up his butt and holds onto a flourescent light tube and there are sparks and everything lights up. Wee! That was even cooler than when Nurse Electra exposes a pierced breast which lights up a torch. See, folks, being a wannabe magician myself I got ahold of some plans when I was 13 that pretty much explain how this kind of act works. With the help of transformers, you get obscenely high voltage with extremely low amperage. The voltage is high enough that it can travel over the surface of the skin, but the amps are too low that it can't go through the body and interfere with stuff like nerves or the heartbeat. Still, a most amusing show. Oh, and I got that picture back today from my visit with the armchair surprise:
Note the fear in my eyes:
The armchair catapults you up two meters hydraulically when you least expect it.
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