@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:ns@cmu-cs-h.arpa (09/11/85)
From: Nicholas.Spies@cmu-cs-h.arpa Wouldn't hanging a probe into a cloud of charged particles be akin to Franklin's kite-fly (upside-down)? If the tether were conductive the probe might create a voltage differential with possibly shocking results!