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The first capacitor gave its inventor a massive shock
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The 18th-century quest to bottle electricity ended exactly how you'd expect: with massive, involuntary muscle spasms. When Pieter van Musschenbroek touched the conductive nail of his newly invented capacitor, the entire stored static charge blasted through his body, causing a shock so profound he swore he wouldn't do it again even for the entire kingdom of France.
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