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has anyone else been electrocuted
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NeoIkaruGAF
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There is a disturbing lack of mildshock.gif, wellnotthatshocked.gif and Timmy from Jurassic Park in this thread.
I got a mild shock once while changing a halogen bulb and it felt exactly like in the cartoons where you see the skeleton of the shocked character.
I got a mild shock once while changing a halogen bulb and it felt exactly like in the cartoons where you see the skeleton of the shocked character.
Those bulbs are bloody expensive.
Kev Kev
Member
Wtf man you should put a “don’t click this unless you want to see someone die” spoiler tag on this or something.
I didn’t realize what was going on till halfway through and I really didn’t want to see that shit. Second time that’s happened on GAF this week. Someone posted a helicopter crash earlier that I’d like unsee. This is twice as graphic as that tho.
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ClanOfNone
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I think I was 18 when it happened, but I was definitely alone in the projection booth. You're supposed to wear protective gear when you change a bulb, a faceshield and insulated gloves. BUT, I was young and dumb (and probably stoned) I was lucky all I got was a nasty jolt.
Another dude I worked with did have a xenon bulb bust in his face while he wasn't wearing the faceshield. He spent a few hours in the ER while folks dug out dozens of tiny glass slivers from his face. That he didn't get any in his eyes was some kinda miracle.
Spaceman292
Banned
Have you ever thought about... buying a new lamp? One that doesn't try to kill you?I've been shocked a bunch of times by the same lamp. But nothing major or anything.
My parents have this old ass night table lamp which is probably 50 years old and metal. It's copper or bronze I think as it's got that brownish colour.
It's got one of those tiny little switches you turn/click to turn on and off. After doing it enough times, the top part of the lamp becomes loose. And when that happens you get a big shock up your arm when turning the switch. LOL.
What you got to do is unplug it and tighten the housing near the bulb. Then no more shock. It kind of looked like this but older and shittier.
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
Yes when I was younger i was at Gettysburg during the 4th of July week and was swimming in the hotel pool with a lot,of guests and everyone noticed fireworks were going off so most of us went outside to watch them I decided to sit of a cement base of a light post in the parking lot and there must of have been a exposed wire because because my whole body locked up and couldn’t move or speak. I managed to get my body to fall forward decided fuck these fireworks and went back inside the bottom of my feet were burnt from the whole thing The scariest thing was as I was sitting their paralyzed all the people around me had no idea what was going on and just focused on the fireworks
Fools idol
Banned
I touched a powerful electric cattle fence once when I was a kid. It fucking hurt.
The farmer had upped voltage way past legal I think, he got in some trouble when a bunch of his cows were killed by it. I think back to that day sometimes and wonder how I'm alive - shit threw me over the road a good 10 feet or so.
I had severe burns on my hand from it, but I was too scared my parents would know I skipped school that day that I told them I caught my hand on the stove xD
The farmer had upped voltage way past legal I think, he got in some trouble when a bunch of his cows were killed by it. I think back to that day sometimes and wonder how I'm alive - shit threw me over the road a good 10 feet or so.
I had severe burns on my hand from it, but I was too scared my parents would know I skipped school that day that I told them I caught my hand on the stove xD
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Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Doesn't electrocuted actually mean death from electric shock? (I don't know if this is true it's just how I remember it)
John Marston
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Big Baller
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ThatStupidLion
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darwin award nominee here.
was hanging outdoor lights and stuck my finger into one of the empty bulb sockets while the entire string was plugged in. not even sure why i did it, there was a little tab in there i wanted to press on so maybe that enticed me. still i did it without thinking. thank god it wasn't high voltage. literally feels like im starring in idiocracy.
was hanging outdoor lights and stuck my finger into one of the empty bulb sockets while the entire string was plugged in. not even sure why i did it, there was a little tab in there i wanted to press on so maybe that enticed me. still i did it without thinking. thank god it wasn't high voltage. literally feels like im starring in idiocracy.
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Melon Husk
Member
I licked a 9V battery once
Pegasus Actual
Member
Hey guys anyone else ever had a bad experience flying?
*replies with a bunch of 9/11 GIFs*
12Goblins
Lil’ Gobbie
He's fine I think
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Divus
Member
A few times with 110, and once with 220 which hurt. Also....
When I was a kid we had no AC and needed to leave the windows open in the summer unless it was raining. One night I heard my mom scream close the windows. I climbed out of bed and we had these old wooden windows that required you to really lean into it. I had my arms resting on the metal screen trying to get my window to start moving. Then I remember a huge crash sound. We had a old giant satilite dish just barely outside of my window. It was hit by lightning and I was indirectly hit. I woke up on the other side of the room on the floor after I apparently crashed thru a chair. I hurt like hell and couldn't see for a good 20 mins or so. I had burn marks on my arm and the window.
So yeap I've been zapped before.
When I was a kid we had no AC and needed to leave the windows open in the summer unless it was raining. One night I heard my mom scream close the windows. I climbed out of bed and we had these old wooden windows that required you to really lean into it. I had my arms resting on the metal screen trying to get my window to start moving. Then I remember a huge crash sound. We had a old giant satilite dish just barely outside of my window. It was hit by lightning and I was indirectly hit. I woke up on the other side of the room on the floor after I apparently crashed thru a chair. I hurt like hell and couldn't see for a good 20 mins or so. I had burn marks on my arm and the window.
So yeap I've been zapped before.
Rockondevil
Member
Pulled apart a broken pedestal fan as a young teen. Plugged it in to see if what I had done had fixed it. Something was making like a ticking noise, so obviously I touched it.
I'm so wary of electricity ever since.
I'm so wary of electricity ever since.
Patrick S.
Banned
Pepsi
dr_octagon
Banned
Someone linked to an article saying he died and the video suggests it.He's fine I think
I'd not post any video of someone dying, adding a spoiler as a bare minimum. People can always search for a link outside of the forum, if they have a morbid curiosity.
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Champomade
Member
Last year I was going out of the elevator at my floor, soaking wet because it was raining outside and exhausted bc had to carry boxes. I had one hand on the metal door of the elevator and I used my other hand to ring the bell of my flat. Electricity went from hand to the other all through my body. It was super painful and it took me a few minutes to recover. Very very nasty. I have no idea if I could have died or not?
Artoris
Gold Member
I have learnt my lesson the hard way, never do anything when you wake up or at least try not toYup! When I was in Morocco I was informed to wear slippers when you had anything to do with stuff connected to the socket. I forgot about this when my phone alarm suddenly went out 6 AM in the morning and I reached out to turn it off
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Does it count when we were young and used shock friends using static electricity?
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Not yet. But the night is young...
ChorizoPicozo
Member
I dunno, but in Mexico is quite popular to build a "maquina de toques" in middle school.
Artoris
Gold Member
Be easy with the drink
ahtlas7
Member
A guy in the town where I grew up decided to hook his trailer to the power grid without the aid of the electric company. I guess, he climbed the electric pole, wires in hand, when he finally reached his connection point the arc was so powerful that it blew his left arm off, burned part of his face/head, and stopped his heart. The shockwave it generated flung him through the air, while the concussion of hitting the ground restarted his heart.
He survived and went on to be known as the “One-armed Bandit“. He was a cracking mechanic. There wasn’t a hot-rod he couldn’t repair and turn into a racer, using only one arm.
He survived and went on to be known as the “One-armed Bandit“. He was a cracking mechanic. There wasn’t a hot-rod he couldn’t repair and turn into a racer, using only one arm.
Forsete
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WhatDidHeSay?
Member
I've managed to evade such an experience.
Closest I've come is silver foil on my tooth filling.... That was bad enough! (Thankyou very muchhhh)
NightmareFarm
Member
I remember when I was about 10 I stuck my finger in the socket of a light bulb and recieved a nasty electric shock
Artoris
Gold Member
You can certainly tell the difference between the static and the mains
TheDraconian
Member
What the fuck...
Why didn't the guy that passed by take notice?
Would've saved his life...
RIP.
NightmareFarm
Member
Yeah, it wasn't just a static shock. I could feel my finger tip burn. Kids do dumb stuff man.
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Artoris
Gold Member
"Yeah, it wasn't just a static shock. I could feel my finger tip burn. Kids do dumb stuff man."
I know
When I had my experience, I could feel tingling outside my chest, nasty
NightmareFarm
Member
Yikes
Ash Sparrow
Banned
Why not throw it out or retire it for good?I've been shocked a bunch of times by the same lamp. But nothing major or anything.
My parents have this old ass night table lamp which is probably 50 years old and metal. It's copper or bronze I think as it's got that brownish colour.
It's got one of those tiny little switches you turn/click to turn on and off. After doing it enough times, the top part of the lamp becomes loose. And when that happens you get a big shock up your arm when turning the switch. LOL.
What you got to do is unplug it and tighten the housing near the bulb. Then no more shock. It kind of looked like this but older and shittier.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
That's a weird way of saying that you ate some electric pussy
