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Andy

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy writes:

I read the electric fishing thread with interest, cause I
live on a lake and am the only person who hasn't caught a
fish from it, and it reminded me of another idea :

How to dig worms using electricity....

I did some experiments a few years back. To witt:

I took a lamp cord, put a 100 watt light bulb in series
with it (ballast) and then put the cord to two probes about
a foot long that I put into the ground, about 6 feet apart.....

So the electricity flowed thru the lamp, into a probe, thru
the earth, back up the other probe and into the wall socket....
The light bulb was to limit the current. It didn't light, so
almost the full 120 VAC was between the probes going thru the
earth. The earth was fairly moist, behind my barn, and I
plugged the apparatus in and waited for results...

After a minute or two I saw a LOT of worms crawling around
the ground between the two probes. This is GREAT, I figured,
and had a good supply of worms then, tho I didn't fish and
had no real use for them..... but the machine worked, and I
was elated.....

By the way, if there ain't no worms in the ground anyway,
this ain't gonna work so good, so it's not like you can start
your own worm farm.....

So , has anyone else tried this, or done something
similar ?

Andy
 
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GregS

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy writes:

I read the electric fishing thread with interest, cause I
live on a lake and am the only person who hasn't caught a
fish from it, and it reminded me of another idea :

How to dig worms using electricity....

I did some experiments a few years back. To witt:

I took a lamp cord, put a 100 watt light bulb in series
with it (ballast) and then put the cord to two probes about
a foot long that I put into the ground, about 6 feet apart.....

So the electricity flowed thru the lamp, into a probe, thru
the earth, back up the other probe and into the wall socket....
The light bulb was to limit the current. It didn't light, so
almost the full 120 VAC was between the probes going thru the
earth. The earth was fairly moist, behind my barn, and I
plugged the apparatus in and waited for results...

After a minute or two I saw a LOT of worms crawling around
the ground between the two probes. This is GREAT, I figured,
and had a good supply of worms then, tho I didn't fish and
had no real use for them..... but the machine worked, and I
was elated.....

By the way, if there ain't no worms in the ground anyway,
this ain't gonna work so good, so it's not like you can start
your own worm farm.....

So , has anyone else tried this, or done something
similar ?


Just stay away from Chemlawn treated lawns., There are no worms.

greg
 
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3 Ga`

Jan 1, 1970
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Spreading this idea may reduce our earth worm population. I wonder if
the thunder lightning happens because some species out there try to dig
out the "human worms" too,
:)

Cheers,
 
K

Ken Taylor

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy said:
Andy writes:

I read the electric fishing thread with interest, cause I
live on a lake and am the only person who hasn't caught a
fish from it, and it reminded me of another idea :

How to dig worms using electricity....

I did some experiments a few years back. To witt:

I took a lamp cord, put a 100 watt light bulb in series
with it (ballast) and then put the cord to two probes about
a foot long that I put into the ground, about 6 feet apart.....

So the electricity flowed thru the lamp, into a probe, thru
the earth, back up the other probe and into the wall socket....
The light bulb was to limit the current. It didn't light, so
almost the full 120 VAC was between the probes going thru the
earth. The earth was fairly moist, behind my barn, and I
plugged the apparatus in and waited for results...

After a minute or two I saw a LOT of worms crawling around
the ground between the two probes. This is GREAT, I figured,
and had a good supply of worms then, tho I didn't fish and
had no real use for them..... but the machine worked, and I
was elated.....

By the way, if there ain't no worms in the ground anyway,
this ain't gonna work so good, so it's not like you can start
your own worm farm.....

So , has anyone else tried this, or done something
similar ?

Andy

Yes, as a matter of fact I recall the Coroner sending a guy off for trial
for manslaughter in Australia (Ballarat: Victoria) some years ago for making
a very similar device for his neighbour. The neighbour was killed by it.
Don't recall an outcome.

Ken
 
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Fred Bartoli

Jan 1, 1970
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Ken Taylor said:
Yes, as a matter of fact I recall the Coroner sending a guy off for trial
for manslaughter in Australia (Ballarat: Victoria) some years ago for making
a very similar device for his neighbour. The neighbour was killed by it.
Don't recall an outcome.

The worms ate him.
 
J

~^Johnny^~

Jan 1, 1970
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-john
wide-open at throttle dot info

~~~~~~~~
Maybe I should ask Radio Shack. They claim they've got answers;
but frankly, if Radio Shack were our provider, we'd _really_ be in
trouble now, wouldn't we?
~~~~~~~~
 
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harsha godavari

Jan 1, 1970
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Kryten said:
"Fred Bartoli"


They eat most people, eventually.

We're all worm poo in the end.

Sai Hulud May your passing cleanse the world....
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy said:
Andy writes:

I read the electric fishing thread with interest, cause I
live on a lake and am the only person who hasn't caught a
fish from it, and it reminded me of another idea :

How to dig worms using electricity....

I did some experiments a few years back. To witt:

I took a lamp cord, put a 100 watt light bulb in series
with it (ballast) and then put the cord to two probes about
a foot long that I put into the ground, about 6 feet apart.....

So the electricity flowed thru the lamp, into a probe, thru
the earth, back up the other probe and into the wall socket....
The light bulb was to limit the current. It didn't light, so
almost the full 120 VAC was between the probes going thru the
earth. The earth was fairly moist, behind my barn, and I
plugged the apparatus in and waited for results...

After a minute or two I saw a LOT of worms crawling around
the ground between the two probes. This is GREAT, I figured,
and had a good supply of worms then, tho I didn't fish and
had no real use for them..... but the machine worked, and I
was elated.....

By the way, if there ain't no worms in the ground anyway,
this ain't gonna work so good, so it's not like you can start
your own worm farm.....

So , has anyone else tried this, or done something
similar ?

Andy
DARN!
I was hoping that you found some electric worms - to zap fishes with.
 
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petrus bitbyter

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy said:
Andy writes:

I read the electric fishing thread with interest, cause I
live on a lake and am the only person who hasn't caught a
fish from it, and it reminded me of another idea :

How to dig worms using electricity....

I did some experiments a few years back. To witt:

I took a lamp cord, put a 100 watt light bulb in series
with it (ballast) and then put the cord to two probes about
a foot long that I put into the ground, about 6 feet apart.....

So the electricity flowed thru the lamp, into a probe, thru
the earth, back up the other probe and into the wall socket....
The light bulb was to limit the current. It didn't light, so
almost the full 120 VAC was between the probes going thru the
earth. The earth was fairly moist, behind my barn, and I
plugged the apparatus in and waited for results...

After a minute or two I saw a LOT of worms crawling around
the ground between the two probes. This is GREAT, I figured,
and had a good supply of worms then, tho I didn't fish and
had no real use for them..... but the machine worked, and I
was elated.....

By the way, if there ain't no worms in the ground anyway,
this ain't gonna work so good, so it's not like you can start
your own worm farm.....

So , has anyone else tried this, or done something
similar ?

Andy


Yeah, I wittnessed someone using this method to get worms for fishing.
However, the worms he got this way were not very healthy and he could not
keep them alive (that's to say moving) overnight as could be done with worms
digged up the traditional way. Guess te worms were deadly injured by the
current.

petrus bitbyter
 
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Rich The Philosophizer

Jan 1, 1970
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Spreading this idea may reduce our earth worm population. I wonder if the
thunder lightning happens because some species out there try to dig out
the "human worms" too,
:)

Yes, but so far it's been extremely difficult for us to crawl to the
surface.
 
R

Rich The Newsgroup Wacko

Jan 1, 1970
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Yeah, I wittnessed someone using this method to get worms for fishing.
However, the worms he got this way were not very healthy and he could not
keep them alive (that's to say moving) overnight as could be done with
worms digged up the traditional way. Guess te worms were deadly injured by
the current.

I've heard that if you run them through a wringer to get the dirt
and worm poop out of them, you can fry them up like bacon!

Cheers!
Rich
 
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Andy

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy replies to Rich :

I bet that would be fairly handy for Jews and Muslims alike., who
like
to avoid pork products...... Myself, being neither, would prefer
bacon...

:>))))) Andy
 
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Ken Taylor

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy said:
Andy replies to Rich :

I bet that would be fairly handy for Jews and Muslims alike., who
like
to avoid pork products...... Myself, being neither, would prefer
bacon...

:>))))) Andy

What's wrong with ham?

Ken
 
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Andy

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy writes:

I wonder if it's possible to remain Kosher and be a ham radio
operator ????
 
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keith

Jan 1, 1970
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Andy writes:

I wonder if it's possible to remain Kosher and be a ham radio
operator ????

Could happen. Wasn't Sam FB Morse Jewish?
 
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