Remember whenever unplugging anything to grab by the nice plastic cover...

[Paulson]

I had a nice little shock last night, after trying to unplug a monitor (also make sure what you're unplugging is off) using one hand. I wiggled it a little loose, and when I went to go grab it again, I grabbed it by both of the metal pins and yeah... nice arm feeling like it's going crazy.

That's all, my public service announcement.

 

[Yossarian]

good one! also, don't play in traffic.

 

[JediJorgie]

I did that once, didn't make my arm all weird though.

 

[MrDudeMan]

i once did that except my other hand was on the case of the computer, so i got the full on shock-o-matic through my entire body. my fvcking pinky (the one onf the computer case) was MIA for a few days

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Paulson
I had a nice little shock last night, after trying to unplug a monitor (also make sure what you're unplugging is off) using one hand. I wiggled it a little loose, and when I went to go grab it again, I grabbed it by both of the metal pins and yeah... nice arm feeling like it's going crazy.
That's all, my public service announcement.

Humor us, try it with a 220v appliance next time.
Bill

 

[geno]

Been there, grabbed the prongs by mistage when unplugging something when it was inserted about halfway into the socket - ouch

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Next week we will be discussing the elements of stop, drop and roll.

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

Dramatic Reenactment.

 

[neutralizer]

I remembered a friend opened up his psu and accidentally touched a metal part resulting in a capacitor discharging into him. He said he smelt like turkey...

 

[FoBoT]

you got electrocuted? nice

 

[TheVrolok]

I did that unplugging one extension cord from another once .. pulled it a bit then grabbed it again and managed to grab the portion of the plug while it was still plugged in. I didn't much appreciate that feeling.

 

[kenshorin]

One time I was fixing this light at work (one of those exit signs that is mandatory to be lit by law), and I had killed the power to it at the circuit breaker. So I climb up my ladder, and I'm tooling around in there, and some ass must have turned the juice back on because before I knew it I was doing the wiggle dance on top of this ten foot ladder. Juiced my whole body. Good times.

They let me leave work, I was supposed to go to the doctor to get checked out, but since I felt fine after going outside I just drove home and got the best prescription available (gf had that day off )