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Worker standing on 3rd rail
yuki:
--- Quote from: Kalphiter on August 03, 2009, 11:43:28 PM ---http://ask.metafilter.com/54355/How-do-you-avoid-getting-electrocuted-on-a-subway-track
"Also, you can touch the live rail as long as you're not grounded. For example, in theory, you'd be safe jumping on it with both feet. It'd probably be wise to practice on a dead rail first, though."
"As are the non-dead birds that sit on high-voltage lines. When one of those non-dead birds chooses to put a foot either side of an insulator, though, they become very surprised-looking fully-dead half-birds very very quickly!"
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I know how electrical current works.
Kalphiter:
--- Quote from: yuki on August 04, 2009, 12:07:36 AM ---I know how electrical current works.
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I couldn't tell if you were proving me wrong or supporting me.