Who's rewired their house for this hobby?

[Charles]

isn’t the UK also known for the Highest amount of violent crimes as well?


On Nov 24, 2014, at 4:11 PM, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to feed the flames, here are some interesting statistics (2011)
> concerning electrical safety:
> 
> UK:
> Total number of households: 26.4 million
> Total number of household fires due to electric issues: 20400
> 
> US:
> Total number of households: 115 million
> Total number of household fires due to electric issues: 47700
> 
> WTF, UK?
> 
> (watch for wrap!)
> 
> Refs:
> http://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/news-and-campaigns/policies-and-research/statistics/
> http://www.nfpa.org/research/reports-and-statistics/fire-causes/electrical
> http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/population-estimates-by-five-year-age-bands--and-household-estimates--for-local-authorities-in-the-united-kingdom/stb-population-and-household-estimates-for-the-united-kingdom-march-2011.html
> http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
> 
> --
> Will