On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:54:15 +0100, Owain wrote:

Adrian wrote:
Even the Americans can't electocute instantly, with 100% certainty,
people who have been sentanced to death by electric chair.
Yebbut they only use 110v.

Don't they have 220V outlets for washing machines and electric chairs?

120V/60Hz here for mains, 240V/60Hz for the bigger stuff (washing machine,
dryer, fridge and cooker in our case). Can't comment on the electric chair :-)

cheers

Jules