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from "Paul" contains these words:

Is it ok to lick the end of the cable to check that the fuse is ok.

I once stripped a mains cable with my teeth. I could have sworn I'd
unplugged it - but as it happened I'd unplugged another very like it.

Came as a bit of a shock.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.