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Originally Posted by Ptero
I was the guy who pulled people out of the wrecks and saved their lives. Why are you people such assholes?
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It's in my nature, honestly. I'm glad you're one of the people willing to risk yourself and your life to save others. It's a very thankless job, as I'm sure you know.
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
Well, to be fair, location too. I'd be O.K. grabbing live 120V w/ one hand all day long, but I wouldn't be too keen on grabbing power in one hand and ground in another, especially w/ two wet hands.
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Eh, I got so used to house current, I don't even turn off the power when I change light sockets, switches, plugs, etc. It only smarts for a minute.
When I was something like 9 years old, I was feeding my neighbor's ducks, and they had a 220 entrance line to the barn that was weather checked and cracked. I stepped in a puddle, almost slipped, and grabbed hold of the line, which subsequently shocked the hell out of me. I had a burn in the middle of my hand for a good while, because it wasn't wet when I grabbed the line, but that was the extent of damage. Well, unless you count the *tw...itch...ing* once in awhile.
Now, that said, regarding location, I'd rather be shocked in my hands, arms, legs, feet, etc... than what this guy did:
snopes.com: Penile Burn from Electric Fence
*Obviously, it's on Snopes, which means it didn't go down like they say... still funny, though. Don't look if you're going to be immature about it, please.*