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In Reply to: Nah.. I 'understand' electricity. Be afraid when you do not understand it.. posted by Elizabeth on May 22, 2014 at 17:50:31:
Live wires are not dangerous if you are paying attention.
Live wires ARE dangerous if you are paying attention. If you stop paying attention even for a moment (e.g. the telephone rings), they become extremely dangerous.
he touched the high voltage gizmo and KABOOM was knocked across the room. He was OK.
He was also lucky - the effect varies with the impedance of the circuit one touches. I don't understand why someone willing to spend silly money on audio kit doesn't first spend a little on basic electrical safety measures such as earth leakage circuit breakers.
You drive down the freeway at 75mph...
True - but I don't play chicken in the fast lane.
So what is different about electricity?
You don't see it coming. You can't listen out for it. It travels at more than 75 mph. And so on.
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