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    yes, the kilt pin MUST discharge all the static electricity . . . otherwise the juice would flow through another "ground-pointing" extremity below the kilt's surface. With all the salinity in the urine and electricity's tendency to take the easy path . . . talk about PAIN!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jako Dar View Post
    yes, the kilt pin MUST discharge all the static electricity . . . otherwise the juice would flow through another "ground-pointing" extremity below the kilt's surface. With all the salinity in the urine and electricity's tendency to take the easy path . . . talk about PAIN!!
    Mythbusters did this one. They determined that there isn't enough cohesiveness in a stream of urine to convey a shock.

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