• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    It can also kill a lineman working on the power lines outside your house, thinking they’re not energized.

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      3 months ago

      It could. But, there’s more layers to this swiss cheese model of safety. For example, the lineman’s procedure is to ground out, then isolate, then test. They’d need to skip both ground out and test to be electrocuted by an asshole with a generator.

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        Of course, but we should never be advocating for the elimination of Swiss cheese slices. Don’t use the suicide plug, get it wired up correctly with isolation.