Near Miss on a Rainy Morning: The Impossible Rescue of the 120V Antenna

di Francisco Javier Macias Saucedo (Autore)

Francisco Javier Macias Saucedo, 2025

The pursuit of a clear signal nearly became a fatal broadcast.** For one ambitious, young tinkerer, a rusty **bicycle rim** was not scrap metal—it was a cutting-edge antenna, a solution to static and blurred TV screens. His project, born of boundless childhood curiosity (Chapter 2, 4), involved an ultimate, catastrophic misstep: directly connecting the external metal rim to a standard, live **$\mathbf{120\text{V}}$ electrical outlet** inside the home (Chapter 6, 7). He had unwittingly turned a simple piece of playground equipment into an uninsulated, energized conduit for deadly household current. The stage was set for tragedy. Then, an unforeseen element intervened. As the night deepened, a relentless, silent **deluge** descended (Chapter 8, 9). The rain, laden with minerals and impurities, began to soak the ground, the roof, and the vicinity of the electrified rim. * **This is where the laws of physics and fate collided.** While we are taught that water and electricity are a deadly combination (Chapter 10, 11), the sheer volume and widespread saturation caused by the rainwater had an unforeseen effect. The high conductivity of the rain (due to its dissolved impurities) turned the wet roof and surrounding area into a massive, low-resistance electrical field. The next morning, when the boy ventured out onto the sodden roof, the current flowed. But the current that passed through his body, leaving him only with a terrifying sensation of weakness (Chapter 1), was not the focused, lethal jolt it should have been. Did the widespread conductivity of the water—the very element that amplified the danger—also dissipate the worst of the current, spreading the killing energy across the vast, wet surface instead of concentrating it through one fatal path? **Near Miss on a Rainy Morning** is the harrowing true story of a childhood experiment, a profound electrical mistake, and the astonishing, paradoxical role of water as the ultimate interventionist. This book is a deep dive into the science of conductivity, the unforgiving nature of $\mathbf{120\text{V}}$ AC, and the razor-thin margin between life and death—where the element of ruin became an improbable, life-saving grace. **Unravel the chilling mystery of the impossible rescue.**

• Autore: Francisco Javier Macias Saucedo
• Editore: Francisco Javier Macias Saucedo
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
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• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232763077