Re: electrical deaths

On 28/11/2024 13:41, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2024-11-28 13:14, Martin Brown wrote:
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One of my friends at university (at a top level institution) found himself holding a live plug a on Jesus lead left behind by a previous graduate student. The burns from that were horrific. Once attached you can't let go or move and burning human flesh doesn't smell good. He was probably only on for 30s before someone realised and disconnected him.

 What's a "Jesus lead"? I tried to google, but what I find are songs.

A mains cable with a plug on each end. In this case plugged into a 4 way extension block under a rack full of electronics in a top physics lab!
So named because it gets you closer to God.
Google seems singularly unhelpful on this one...
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Martin Brown