This was a part of Edison's campaign against Tesla's AC he zapped a series of animals working up to a elephant that had been a bit troublesome. This is an example of one of the first technology format wars, probably not the first since there was that whole high pressure low pressure steam thing, though it's probably the first involving electricity.
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It's one of those shocking moments in history.
ooh that is terrible :D
Bahdum cha!
That's awful!
Both your joke and the film. I think you need to borrow Sam's drumkit if you're going to tell jokes like that.