Author Topic: Vietnam's Mr. Electric Electrocuted (Read 1576 times)

THUNDERDUCK · « **on:** September 13, 2006, 01:53:02 AM »

HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese man who once appeared on national television to demonstrate his ability to resist electric shocks has been electrocuted while repairing a generator, an official said on Tuesday.

Nguyen Van Hung, aged in his early 40s, was killed in Tay Ninh province near the Cambodian border while repairing the generator without first cutting the power supply, a local official said.

“When alive, he used to demonstrate at our office how he would insert two fingers into the electrical plughole without problems,” the official said.

Hung, nicknamed “Hung Electric”, had appeared on television’s “Strange Stories of Vietnam.’’

daigong · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2006, 08:17:05 AM »

RIP Nguyen Van Hung.

He must've had some kinda trick when he did put his fingers in a socket.

ctz · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2006, 08:52:12 AM »

If it was a trick he should have known not to repair a generator without cutting the power first.

shadowstar · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2006, 08:54:51 AM »

Oh, the irony

But RIP. That's one of the worst ways to die, I think.

MurasakiNeko · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2006, 06:46:41 PM »

so the guy's dead?

Tough luck.

Here's one of the most tedious phrases currently:"at least he died doing what he loved"

Btw, i'm not sure if you've seen an electrical shock victim, but it's not a pretty site. Especially if it's extremly high voltage.