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Noah Shachtman
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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.

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Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED. He's the former editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast. ... Read More
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