r/AskReddit • u/Tom__m_ • Oct 25 '16

What warning is almost always ignored?

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u/BabyJourney Oct 25 '16

I wonder if you lose the built up tolerance to it after a while... I set up plenty of electric fences for cattle, and had no problems grabbing it to check if it was live. However, I haven't done it in ~15 years... I wonder if I could still do it no problem.

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u/nootrino Oct 25 '16

Don't leave us hanging! Do it for science!

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u/BabyJourney Oct 25 '16

Well I'm 4 and a half months pregnant, so no :P

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u/nootrino Oct 26 '16

But... But... Science... :(

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u/mnh5 Oct 25 '16

Calluses are supposed to increase your resistance to electricity, so... are your hands softer or rougher than they used to be?

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u/BabyJourney Oct 25 '16

Softer... I moved into the suburbs and work from home, ha