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Enlightenment.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
In reference to John Derbyshire's amusing column on electricity (August 7): If the voltage is high enough, the "electricity" will spill out of a cut cable, despite what he may have been told.
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Michael Kornitzky
Via e-mail
JOHN DERBYSHIRE REPLIES: I really can't claim ignorance on this point ...
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