"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote in message
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Nuclear is feared because the first thing it was used for was blowing up
two cities in Japan. If the first use of electricity had been for the
electric chair we'd have people out there chanting "No more watts."

It was, to prove that AC was dangerous...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_chair