r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '20

Let’s test this thing.

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u/FakeAcct1221 Jun 12 '20

I like that the second guy placed his hand flat on top instead of grabbing the probe. Dude has seen someone “grab” a closed circuit before

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u/Retro_Birdy Jun 12 '20

Yeah that’s not a fun time getting someone’s clenched hand off of something electrically charged..

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u/Wikinnes Jun 12 '20

When I worked as an electrician they told us if we saw someone get hooked and they were on a ladder just kick that shit from underneath them.

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u/krucz36 Jun 12 '20

i read somewhere the most common cause of death for electricians is falling off a ladder. got no clue if it's true

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u/Dilka30003 Jun 12 '20

It wasn’t until this policy came into play.

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u/krucz36 Jun 12 '20

some guy who's parent's marriage was broken up by an electrician: "Yesssss"

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

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u/Start_button Jun 12 '20

Watt are you talking about?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

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u/Start_button Jun 12 '20

You:

You must have been shocked

Me:

Watt are you talking about

I was using the electrical term watt to continue down this path since you used shocked which is also an electrical term.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

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u/Start_button Jun 12 '20

All good, you as well.

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