# Darwin Award Nominee or Man Flunks Electrical Safety 101

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-award-nominee-or-man-flunks-electrical-safety-101/364966>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 18, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-award-nominee-or-man-flunks-electrical-safety-101/364966 "2006-07-18T03:20:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-award-nominee-or-man-flunks-electrical-safety-101/364966/41 "2006-07-19T14:27:05Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> Joule be sorry you got into these puns.

One person starts, and others pick it up and carry on… just like a relay.

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**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-award-nominee-or-man-flunks-electrical-safety-101/364966/42 "2006-07-19T14:42:32Z")

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Guys, guys, guys. Maybe we shouldn’t pick on this guy any more. I mean, he just diode the wrong number, really. It’s not his volt - he was just LED down the wrong path.

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**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-award-nominee-or-man-flunks-electrical-safety-101/364966/43 "2006-07-19T14:58:40Z")

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:eek:  
I was expecting this discussion to be a lot more polarized. Clearly though, there’s a strong bias at work here, and I don’t think it’s a transient phenomenon. Despite my reluctance, I’m forced to admit that this place is going down the tubes.

We must rectify this situation immediately.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-award-nominee-or-man-flunks-electrical-safety-101/364966/44 "2006-07-19T15:06:46Z")

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> [@JThunder](#):
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> We must rectify this situation immediately.

You’ve converted me. I was lagging behind, but now the sines are clear.

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