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RJsfishin
Apr 08, 2015Explorer
Most of us that think we been shocked by 120 volts are dreaming. A full 120 volts thru any part of your body, can and will kill you deader than hell !
Or you could get off lucky w/ just your finger blowed off.
Getting shocked is one thing, but completeing the circuit between the black and the white/bare is a story you may not live to tell about.
When I was a dumb kid, maybe 10-12, I plugged in an old cord w/ the bare ends sticking out, and wondered how hot it was. I flashed a screw driver across those bare ends,...and it was like that screwdriver exploded, blowing fire into my face !!!! So I learned early on that a shock is nothing compared to getting between the black and the white.
Or you could get off lucky w/ just your finger blowed off.
Getting shocked is one thing, but completeing the circuit between the black and the white/bare is a story you may not live to tell about.
When I was a dumb kid, maybe 10-12, I plugged in an old cord w/ the bare ends sticking out, and wondered how hot it was. I flashed a screw driver across those bare ends,...and it was like that screwdriver exploded, blowing fire into my face !!!! So I learned early on that a shock is nothing compared to getting between the black and the white.
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