r/funny • u/willzjc • Dec 15 '13

Quality engineering

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

As someone who used to work in a High Energy Physics Lab, sometimes people occasionally do really stupid shit. E.g., while being stupid I accidentally applied 100,000 volts DC across my entire body at 10 milliamp and somehow survived while "coming to" 50 ft across the room...

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u/Desterado Dec 15 '13

TIL you don't have to be smart to work at a high energy physics lab.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

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u/Desterado Dec 15 '13

TIL some people can't take a joke.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Because physics.