Except in this case it’s not the electric shock that kills you. An arc flash is literally an explosion, creating a blast wave of molten copper and temperatures comparable to the surface of the sun.
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One of the videos they showed during my arc flash training was a documentary of a guy who accidentally used a voltmeter on a live 2300V cabinet. The arc flash blew his clothes off and set him on fire. He stumbled blindly through the factory before finally collapsing.
We could have had it as early as 1793, but the ship carrying the metric standards was attacked by pirates.
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12·1 month agoIvy League schools are just places to make connections with other rich people, so they can land a seven figure job right out of college and think they’ve earned it
Okay so this reminds me of something that happened in a college chemistry class and I was wondering if someone here can offer an explanation.
We were doing an experiment that first involved dissolving some copper into a solution, then chilling it to add another ingredient, then heating it on a hot plate. After doing all the other steps, I placed my beaker on the hot plate and turned around, then I heard a hissing sound. I turned back around just in time to see my beaker flying off the hot plate, off the counter, and smash on the floor.
My best explanation for this is that since the hot plate was already hot, some condensation from the previous chill step had dripped down, flashed to steam, and propelled the beaker off the hot plate.
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2·2 months agoI think you vastly overestimate my level of computer savviness.
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3·2 months agoIs there like a “tutorial for dummies” for this? I tried to use it once but got nowhere.
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5·2 months agoWhat are some of these “gay furry visual novels”, and where can I find them? You know…so I can avoid them.…
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0·2 months agoLinux. I don’t want “using the computer” to turn into a hobby that I need a computer science degree for.
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4·3 months agoCorrect me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think any Earth-based telescope would be able to see anything we left at the landing sites.
You know, I think I’d be okay with that. As long as it’s not something that’s begging for your attention or trying to get you to click on it.
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11·3 months agoPump the brakes. You take your shirt off but leave your sunglasses on? What sort of backwards fuckin pageantry is that?
I think it’s the other way around. Being an obnoxious, aggressive douchebag makes you more likely to drive a huge pickup truck
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14·5 months agoIt’s hurtful that they think I’d even be threatening and nasty. That they just immediately assume I’m some kind of monster. It makes me feel like I have no value.
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74·7 months agoMaybe a big courtroom like what Nuremberg was used for after WW2.
A man can dream.
Great story, but it descended too far into muscle-wank for my liking.
When I was a kid, my family went to go visit some extended family in rural southern France. It was going to be over Halloween, and since the French don’t celebrate it, we brought some American Halloween candy for them to try. To our surprise, they loved it, especially the Reese’s cups. We had expected them to find it gross, since they had much higher quality chocolate in Europe.

Mine was the first vehicle I bought with my own money, and I still drive it every day (although it’s getting a little more painful to fill up since it’s not great on gas).
A word of warning for you Ranger owners: if you have one with the 4.0L SOHC engine, especially an earlier model, take it in and have the timing chain tensioners replaced, or you can do it yourself if you have the tools. It will help prevent the dreaded “death rattle” that could lead to an engine-out repair or even a destroyed engine.