# Clean energy for the world based on using large capacitors

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 1, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-energy-for-the-world-based-on-using-large-capacitors/1026244 "2026-01-01T16:19:47Z")\
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Nothing To Do With The Movie

Von Daniken and other ancient astronauts claim that the ark was not magical, but rather some sort of sophisticated electronic device. They say that the real reason the person who touched it died was that they were fatally electrocuted when they made contact with the side instead of the handles.

I will go back to lurking now.

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