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The First Contact

I just remembered when I was first contacted with HIGH VOLTAGE from grid... I was in 7th grade, my age was 12 or something, i just wanted to experiment electromagnetic concept using nail, copper and battery which taught in school subject, it was successful and electromagnet was working, but, my little me was so curious to make more powerful magnet in the world...So my idea was connecting the copper wires into wall plug and I am too cautious about safety so i was thinking using stereo player wire plug (which got 2 pin on one end for wall plug and another end got 2 female pin connecter(holes)) was safe... i just plugged the one end of the copper into one hole and another end to second one, i was still holding the nail...i switched on the plug and BOOOM, I FELT THE FIRST CONTACT... it was fraction of a second and copper wires were in loose contact so it got disconnected...and I was safe, My parents didn't know this till now... image

 

So tell me when was your SHOCKING moment of the FIRST CONTACT of HIGH VOLTAGE...

 

Please tell me your age of FIRST CONTACT...

 

DISCLAIMER: I don't encourage anyone to attempt this once in their life time, this poll is intend to expose the caution, professional guide and safety to work with HIGH VOLTAGE.

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  • I was 3 to 4 years old when I had my first shocking experience.  I was a very inquisitive child.  I wanted to know how everything worked and was always trying to see if I could figure out how things went to together.  Back at the time, coffee was sold in tins.  This tins had this little key-like device that you used to remove a metal strip that separated the lid from the rest of the can.  To me these used 'keys' with the metal strip wound around them were fascinating (they looked like springs).  One day I unwound one of them from the key (without cutting my fingers).  I then noticed that the 'key' end was just about the same size and shape as the those little holes in the wall (sockets), so I tried to see if the key would fit.  Boy did it!  I learned a lot about electricity that day.

     

    That was not my last experience with getting shocked, or generating sparks.  After all I am an engineer.

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  • I was 3 to 4 years old when I had my first shocking experience.  I was a very inquisitive child.  I wanted to know how everything worked and was always trying to see if I could figure out how things went to together.  Back at the time, coffee was sold in tins.  This tins had this little key-like device that you used to remove a metal strip that separated the lid from the rest of the can.  To me these used 'keys' with the metal strip wound around them were fascinating (they looked like springs).  One day I unwound one of them from the key (without cutting my fingers).  I then noticed that the 'key' end was just about the same size and shape as the those little holes in the wall (sockets), so I tried to see if the key would fit.  Boy did it!  I learned a lot about electricity that day.

     

    That was not my last experience with getting shocked, or generating sparks.  After all I am an engineer.

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