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Electric deja vu

2008 Reader Submission
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When I was an electronics tech in the Navy, stationed on a destroyer at Mare Island CA for repairs, we worked closely with civilian techs employed at the shipyard. One of the yard techs managed to get his hand into an equipment cabinet that still had power and touch one of the "hot" terminals. Given the small confines of the cabinet and his arms reaction to the shock, he broke his arm and was taken away for medical treatment. A few months later he returned to work, without cast, and got a bunch of friendly ribbing about braking his arm. One of his co-workers asked how he did it? Yup, he showed him, exactly, and was taken away again for the same treatment for breaking the same arm. Not a true Darwin Award candidate, but pretty close.

Submitted on 07/27/2008

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Shadow said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
thanks for a great PA! :)


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
It absolutely amazes me that there are people out there stupid enough to do the exact same thing a second time like this. Thanks for sharing it with us!


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