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This room doesn't have much in it, but next to the door leading downstairs sits a curious-looking machine. It's got a giant plastic head on it -- the head of a guy with no hair and completely white skin. Underneath the head is a sign reading "Can you handle this power? I don't think you can handle this power."

Underneath ''that'' is a pair of cylindrical metal handles. They look very grabbable.
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{{button|Grab the Handles}}

You grab the handles, and electricity starts to flow through you.
{{MP|type=lose|amount=X}} 

*''If all your MP is drained:''
*:Drained, you slump away.

*''If you have any MP left:''
*:That was brisk! As the tingling in your arms begins to fade, the door silently swings open, clearing the way to the next floor of the basement. 

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Occurs at [[Fernswarthy's Basement]].
==Notes==
*Drains about 1.67 * lvl<sup>1.4</sup> MP, with a variation which is less than 5%.
*There are at least four ways to achieve full MP restoration in one fell swoop:
**[[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]] (once a day)
**Visiting [[The Tunnel of L.O.V.E.]] (once per day)
**[[Jumbo Dr. Lucifer]] (costs 1 fullness)
**[[Get Hooked Up]] from the [[The Hobo Marketplace Table|hobo marketplace]].
**Eat [[your own black heart]].
**For up to 10,000 MP, choose "Take a nap" at [[Live from Dungeon Prison]] in [[The Dreadsylvanian Dungeon]].

==References==
*The title of this adventure and its description are references to [[wikipedia:Uncle Fester|Uncle Fester]] from [[wikipedia:The Addams Family|The Addams Family]] and the movie [[wikipedia:Powder (film)|Powder]].
*The machine itself is reminiscent of certain coin-operated fairground attractions, where a current is passed through the arms of the user via two handle shaped electrodes, often branded with Uncle Fester from the Addams family.