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MCE Grin and tonic Since: Jan, 2001
Grin and tonic
Oct 1st 2011 at 3:51:37 AM •••

Not pictured: long-term neurological and/or physiological damage.

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Meems Since: Jan, 2001
Mar 18th 2010 at 12:58:32 PM •••

A minor nitpick: according to http://www.thefreedictionary.com, electrocution is defined as 1. to kill with electricity, or 2. to execute (a condemned prisoner) by means of electricity. Basically, if you survive, it WASN'T electrocution - it was an electric shock.

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MCE Since: Jan, 2001
Mar 18th 2010 at 1:07:42 PM •••

Very true, but most things don't survive freezing either do they? (with the exception of a certain frogs and bugs) also one of the key points of this trope is that they probably should have died.

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71.231.54.93 Since: Dec, 1969
May 16th 2010 at 9:51:12 PM •••

fwiw, freezing doesn't mean "kill with cold"... this trope should probably be named "harmless shock"

MCE Since: Jan, 2001
May 17th 2010 at 2:10:00 AM •••

Feel free to set that up as a redirect. But really, do you think "harmless shock" is a good trope name?

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CallMeNemo Since: Dec, 1969
Aug 12th 2010 at 9:56:21 AM •••

No, but be creative. "Harmless Voltage" is evocative. "Harmless High-Voltage Current" is more evocative, though slightly awkward. "Harmless Lightning Strike" is too specific, but perhaps the most evocative.

There are plenty of ways to avoid using a glaring example of Did Not Do The Research that makes TV Tropes look silly at best, willfully ignorant at worst. This one begs for a rename, not a redirect, pronto.

MCE Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 12th 2010 at 11:36:37 AM •••

If that's how you feel, start a forum topic on the subject.

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SomeGuy Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 12th 2010 at 12:48:51 PM •••

There have been three independent inquiries in the past few months over the fact that this title is technically inaccurate. Considering that Harmless Voltage is just as evocative (in my opinion moreso, since the term "voltage" implies a greater deal of shocking shenanigans than "electrocution", and this is a broad trope), I've renamed it.

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MCE Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 12th 2010 at 3:08:55 PM •••

Usually there is a forum discussion for this sort of thing, why not now?

You may say it is a straight forward case but just because some people have an issue with it doesn't mean all people reading it will. I do understand where your coming from, I'd be happy if the redirect is kept and I realize I don't own the article, I just would have apprenticed more of a discussion than "I don't like it, I'm changing it"

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