What’s a painful experience you haven’t had in years?
What’s a painful experience you haven’t had in years?
Question inspired by a Charley horse that hit in the middle of the night.
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Getting shocked.
I used to help my father-in-law on the farm and he had an electric fencer for the barnyard that was way too powerful for the length of fence it was hooked up to. I knew that; what i didn't know was that it was grounding out on a piece of flashing on the barn. It put me on my ass.
He also has this electric fencing that's made out of rope with small metal strands woven into it. That shit hurts too but in a different way. Maybe because there are more points of contact.
I got shocked doing some wiring last week and it was nothing compared to the electric fence.
My father told a story about stopping to pee at the side of the road. His buddy peed on the electric fence and "almost blew his balls off".
Didn't Mythbusters debunk this one?
I think you're joking but feel free to verify it yourself.
Interesting. I have a mild (probably healthy) phobia of getting shocked when I'm doing wiring around the house. And I was "acquainted" with electric fences on farms as a kid. I've been imagining house wiring would feel similar.
I was shocked from doing wiring once, it was uncomfortable but not painful. I had just wired up a replacement light switch for a family friend and I had my hand in there moving it to center it for the faceplate when they turned the breaker back on.
My mom has a similar experience, light switch and all, and it was much more violent.
The feeling of 120V is not great, but not terrible. You've got to remember that the electric fence is made for pain, though.