Get Electrocuted

May 11, 2008-May 17, 2008

Sorry for this delayed post...

Last April 29, 2008 (which happened to be my 18^th birthday), I created a blog post about a Brazilian correspondent who got electrocuted while reporting. It was entitled “Reporter & Electricity”. That post fortunately became one of my most “googled” and most read posts as of this week.

Because of that, I decided to make this follow-up blog post. But this time, I will be introducing not just one but three new electrocution-related video clips. This post, at the same time, is my very first entry under the feature “YouTube Videos of the Week”. Enjoy!

Video #1: Here’s a clip of William, a boy who voluntarily presented himself to try how it feels to get electrocuted using the Lightning Reaction Extreme toy.

Seeing this video makes me want to buy that kind of toy and let an amount of electricity run all over my body. Do you have one at home? May I borrow?

Video #2: This video shows the tragic experience of a California black bear that got electrocuted on top of an electric post. The bear seemed to have lost its way at that time and ended up wandering around a certain suburban community. The cops immediately came to the rescue; however, it had just caused the bear to panic.

Confused and scared at the same time, the bear, hoping to get away from the cops, decided to climb up on an electric post. When the bear was already on top, it accidentally touched a metallic part with flowing electricity. The bear got electrocuted for a couple of seconds but somehow, still managed to grip tightly and prevented its foreseeable fall.

After a few moments, the bear decided to go down. But shortly after the first move, its right leg unintentionally touched the transformer’s livewire, causing it to spark and electrically shock the bear. The bear fell to the ground and was immediately rescued by the cops.

In spite the fact that a huge amount of electricity had struck on the bear’s body, it still managed to survive and live a few more years.

Video #3: Now this one’s a bit funny! This video shows a referee getting electrocuted after attaching his earpiece to probably listen to some sort of music. However, it was very unfortunate for him for the waves that came out from the earpiece were not sound waves but electric waves!

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Reporter & Electricity

Hey everyone! Today’s featured YouTube video has got something to do with reporters and electricity. Kinda not so connected words, eh? But now, I’m gonna show to you these words are in a very mutual relationship. You’re about to see a video of a reporter struck by one thousand plus volts while just doing his very noble job.

The setting of the video was in Caxias do Sul in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lasier Martins, an old man reporter was tasked to do a report featuring the different varieties of Brazilian grapes. His first plan was to interview a grapefruit vendor. He did this so. The grape vendor was so confident to introduce her products to the audiences like she was the reporter. She caressed the grapes with poise. During her moment, no bad thing happened.

And now, it’s time for Mr. Martins’ piece. He went on the other side of the store to introduce another grape variety. He copied what the vendor had done a while ago. Mr. Lasier explained the said variety very well. After that, he touched it. The moment he did that…a sudden gush of excited electrons flowed into his body! He trembled like an epileptic and soon, collapsed on the floor.

…It was sad…yet funny! Maybe the grape variety he touched is called the “Electric Grape”…packed with very strong electricity, ready to kill anyone who attempts to eat it.

This video has been existing on YouTube for a year already and has so far attracted over 130,000 viewers. View it now so you could increase its traffic!

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