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The Bathtub and Electricity

2010 Reader Submission
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Wendy says, "Accepted into the Archive."


ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

The French singer who did the most to popularize rock and roll music in France was Claude Francois. His career can be compared to that of Elvis Presley in America. After working in Switzerland, on Saturday, March 11, 1978 he returned to his Paris apartment in order to appear, the next day, on "Les Rendez-vous du Dimanche" with TV host Michel Drucker. While standing in a filled bath, he noticed a light bulb that wasn't straight, tried to straighten it and was accidentally electrocuted.

Submitted on 01/11/2010

Submitted by: Dylan
Reference: Wikipedia article

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Bruce said:
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Simple and effective. Thanks, Dylan.


James said:
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...And to think it was because the bulb wasn't STRAIGHT! This fellow certainly had a warped sense of aesthetics! Thanks, Dylan!


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