Remember prior to the 1970s we had an entirely different legal system. If you were a student and were stupid enough to touch a live circuit board like that not only did you get a good shock but also a smack in the back of the head by the teacher for being an idiot!
Let's see how that would be today.
We would sue the school district, the manufacture of every part on the project.
including personally the board members of those companies. The teacher would be fired. The school principal would have to resign along with the disrict superintendent due to media pressure. Electricity would be banned as a science topic.
Did I miss anything?
[This message has been edited by Gus99 (edited 05-03-2006).]