Apr 7, 2007 8:00 AM

Zap You, Easter Bunny!

I’m more of a Passover type than an Easter man. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate a chocolate Easter bunny being fried by 116 megawatts of electricity.

I'm more of a Passover type than an Easter man. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate a chocolate Easter bunny being fried by 116 megawatts of electricity.

Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED and a contributing writer for The New York Times’ opinion section. Shachtman previously served as editor in chief of Rolling Stone, where he led the storied outlet to a Polk Award and its first-ever Emmy nomination. Before that, he was the editor in ... Read More

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