Electric shocks...

mentalboy · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2012 Karma :

Holy crap, I've just had the mother of all shocks off my laptop!!!
Weather's a trifle inclement in South Carolina at the moment, laptop hooked up to the charger and my right hand supporting said PC.
Big flash of lighting didn't quite trip the fuse box (???) but dipped the lights and gave my hand a good shock - brother-in-law, in the neighbouring room said he saw the spark my finger must have given as it acted as a suitable ground!!! Shocked

Bizarrely enough my PC appears to still be in good working order!
Cracking storm mind

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orac · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Karma :

just be glad it wasn't on your lap when it happened.
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orac · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Karma :

hmm this link is NSFW so don't open it work

repeat this link is NSFW
https://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=25302
yeah its NSFW just in case some didn't see that before clicking, but the item could have gone well with this event
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

My old Dell C640 did this with the edge of the keyboard.

Some of the plastic insulation had worn away and it'd shock me whenever I went near the Q cluster on my keyboard. I used a plug in USB one for a while before moving to an new one as it was already pretty old by that time.
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dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

I had electric shocks on the pajero but replaced them for some that are 2" longer
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dydey90 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Oct 2013 Karma :

I thought murican leccy ran at a super safe 110v so you get more harmless current and less horrid voltage if you lick it?
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c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

I once wired a live wire to the earth point on a vacuum pump by accident. Genuinely shocking mistake to make.

It hurt like a fucker. Took me several good shocks before I sussed what was up, I thought it was static or something.
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