Re: electrical deaths

"Clive Arthur" <clive@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote in message news:vi9vb0$irso$1@dont-email.me...

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.

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

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A mains cable with a plug at both ends.  It means your home-made disco console can use a readily obtainable mains socket for power
input and it doesn't matter which way round you unwind the cable.  Another advantage is that you can unplug the console end and
use it to fend off violent drunks.
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I don't understand why they're not used more often.

People have been known to ask for them in stores here because they don't want to take their christmas lights down and put them up
again so that a plug instead of a socket is next to the power outlet. The usual response is that yes one could be made but not
legally so no.
Chainable light strings are common in North America so there is usually a socket on the other end to allow connection of another
string of lights. I don't remember seeing that in Europe.

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Cheers
Clive