To: baguila-AT-bgnet.bgsu.edu, amerika-AT-spot.colorado.edu, Subject: experiments! Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:25:44 EST Hello one and all---I would like to relate a story that a European friend told me---it is supposedly about an experiment that was conducted somewhere in Europe---i would like to receive some verification of the factuality of this story or whether it is an urban folklore tale. If anyone can help me out I would be very grateful...... Thanks Michael Benton This story is about an experiment in which actors/actresses were dressed in the official uniforms of doctors/nurses. They told volunteers that they were to administer electric shocks to patients for an experiment on the benefits of electroshock. The volunteers were told that the govt. had sanctioned the experiment. The voltmeters used in the experiment had scales that went upt to 240 volts (supposedly most people in Europe understand that 240 volts is a lethal amount b/c it is the voltage of their wallsockets and from an early age they are made aware of the danger---whereas in US the wall-sockets are a jolting, yet non-lethal, 120 volts). The officials would tell the volunteers to administer a jolt---there would then erupt, in a nearby room, screams of agony/pain and pleading for them to stop. The officials would tell the volunteers that everything is OK, its perfectly legal and safe, and to continue increasing the voltage. Supposedly almost all of the volunteers continued to increase the shocks until the 240 volts (even though they knew that this was a lethal amount). Any info on this story would be appreciated---also any info on the "Last Wave" experiments in the US, or similar types of experiments would also be useful. Thanks, Michael Benton --part1_911856752_boundary-- --part0_911856752_boundary-- --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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