Electrifying Xmas - True Story
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
I had hung my Xmas tree lights around a bookcase in my bedroom.
Staring at them, I became curious. How much voltage was at the end of the line of lights?
So, I unplugged the lights, Cut and bared the wires and removed the light bulb
from the ceiling light.
I switched on the Xmas lights again. Then holding the light bulb between my knees, I tried touching the bared wires on the contacts of the light bulb…
nothing.
I don’t know why, but I placed my two thumbs over the bared cables and pressed them against the contacts of the light bulb.
After a fair bit of uncontrolled jerking and shaking and blue streaks in my eyes, I let go…
Still shaking through shock, I threw the lights in the bin and vowed never to be so dumb again.
I am thankful that I survived to tell the tale…
Submitted on 04/10/2002
Submitted by:
John
Reference:
Some years ago.
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