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The reasoning being
that the wood
from the electric chair...
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not only had the tradition
of all of their
electrocution executions,
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but it also formerly served
as the wood of their gallows.
:13:16
The chair itself...
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was much smaller
than one would expect.
:13:23
It looked more like it was made
to accommodate a youngster...
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or a woman.
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So, we essentially
made the chair wider,
:13:34
we made the chair higher.
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We supplied them with
a completely new power supply...
:13:43
so there's
no excessive cooking.
:13:46
And then finally,
:13:48
because we were unable to match
the old wood with the new oak,
:13:53
it became necessary for us
to paint the chair...
:13:57
with a special,
high-quality epoxy paint,
:14:02
the same basic paint
that's used by NASA...
:14:05
on the nose and body
of the space shuttle.
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[ Steve ]
That was back in '89,
I believe it was.
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At that time
I was still in school.
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I just remember coming home--
"What is this big box
in the front yard?"
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"Well,
it's an electric chair. "
:14:39
"Oh. "
:14:44
Fred and my uncle were here.
:14:46
They'd come out
with the crowbars.
:14:49
They had to break the box open,
unscrew all the parts.
:14:52
There was an electric chair
sitting in the front yard.
:14:58
It was very unusual,
something I wasn't expecting.