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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by tootie on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:51PM (#34316692)
Me too. A light socket was apparently powered via two separate circuits. I turned off one but not the other. Idk what was happening because I touched a live wire with my hand while my elbow brushed a metal door jamb so I think the juice flowed through my forearm and not the rest of my body. Made my arm buzz, but didn't really hurt and I was able to let go. New rule is just turn off every circuit in the house every time.
Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by pflanze on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @08:53AM (#34324824)
Just in case you're not aware of them, there are screwdrivers with voltage detectors[1] that you can (should?) use to check that there's no power on the thing you're working on.

[1] e.g. https://www.amazon.com/100-500V-Electrical-Screwdriver-Detec...