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[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago

I heard a story of a guy working on a high voltage, high current piece of equipment. He confirmed that the power was off. Just to be sure, he threw a big wrench at the terminals so they would short if they were still live. His wrench evaporated. Then they actually turned the power off. He lost his wrench, but saved his life.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

I have a habit of shorting "dead" wires with a screwdriver every time, before touching them. In theory, it should never be impressive, due to the other checks I do. It has saved me from a shock or two though.

[-] Bizarroland@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago
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