7 Nov
2001
7 Nov
'01
5:05 a.m.
--- Frank McConnell <fmc(a)reanimators.org> wrote:
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
Bobby-pins - 18 mo old... 110VAC is soooo much safer to get into
than 240VAC.
No. No mains connectors at all (obviously). In
the UK, the standard
mains
socket has shutters over the live/neutral
contacts which are opened
when
the earth pin enters its contact. So you
can't stick bits of wire into
mains sockets.
Well, that's no fun. How else are kids supposed to learn that
sticking a neon lamp's leads into a wall socket is a bad idea? -Frank McConnell
"I don't want a kinder, gentler world. I want one full of traps for the
unwary, whirling blades, spite and radios which bear in large red
letters the Dave-Barryesque legend 'OK TO USE IN TUB.'" -D. Henke
I'm personally waiting for a major appliance (microwave, refrigerator,
etc.) to come with the warning "Do Not Lick". I in-fact want to get
a roll of 5-7cm round stickers with the "not" logo over a protruding
tongue (like the one on the cover of The Rolling Stones "Tattoo You").
I expect them to end up in interesting places.
-ethan
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