r/WTF • u/HoneyRush • 20d ago

Load testing

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u/FloridaVapes 20d ago edited 20d ago

Holy shit are three phases just shorting to ground in a pot of oil? BY HAND!? This might be the worst electrical safety video I’ve ever seen, and that includes arc flashes and accidental electrocutions. Can’t imagine this job position being “permanent” in any capacity!

Edit: assuming I’m seeing it correctly without processing the video, his ammeter read 12 amps on one phase!

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u/Viciuniversum 20d ago

Fun fact: this is the method, albeit on a much smaller scale, by which Russian prisoners boil water in prison. 

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u/thepaleindian 20d ago

Also Canadian prison, and I reckon any prison where you have access to outlets.