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Don’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips? (reddthat.com)
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Good trade.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would pay to see shit get evaporated by electricity