[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] solar power for all our gadgets

[Brian Wood]

On Tuesday 10 March 2009 13:08:03 Andrew Burgess wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 10:43 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> > The same thing sometimes happens to linemen in residential areas, when
> > someone gets the clever idea of powering their house using an extension
> > cord with a male range plug on each end.
>
> The procedure for linemen is to ground the line before working on it.
>
> But I suppose after you follow procedure a few hundred times and
> nothing
> happens you get sloppy.

We were always taught to touch the wire with the back of our hand first, even 
if it was grounded, so if it was hot the reflex jerk would pull your hand 
away from it. If you grab it in a closed hand you will then have a 
literal "death grip" on it.

But you're right, accidents happen when people forget or ignore the rules.

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