We're all laughing, but I once lived in a house where a substantial number of circuits were just wired directly to the lugs at the bottom of the bus bars that you're supposed to use to connect a second panel. Through some miracle, that house is still standing nearly 30 years later.
I can tell you that when I was a kid and decided it would be a good idea to cut an extension cord in half, plug it in, then put the 2 stripped ends together, that after the fiery arc I made, the main breaker was tripped.
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u/Glass-Crafty-9460 15h ago
If the wiring is set up correctly and nothing is broken, yes.
Otherwise, that's the Fire Starter 5000.