I Was A 7th Grade Shocker

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I spent seventh-grade in parochial school. One day while we were waiting on the Nun to come and teach our science class, a couple of my friends and I came up with the brilliant idea. Over by the wall stood a Van de Graaff generator - a machine that can generate a static electrical charge. We managed to convince the rest of class that we should form a human chain between the generator and the doorknob on the other side of the room. With everyone in place, someone turned on the generator and we waited for a teacher to open the door. Within a few moments, we heard the heavy footsteps come down the hall and stop at our classroom door. The silence seemed to last an eternity until it was finally broken by a scream and a crash of rosaries against the glass of the door. It was one of those moments where we thought we had a good idea and then realized we had not thought it through far enough. Even with her habit on, our teacher's hair stuck from underneath in a frazzled state as she kicked the door in. Did we get punished for it? Let's just say that the school and the church were kept extremely clean for several months. That was partly due to the fact that the paddling left us unable to sit for several months.