On Sep 8, 6:53 pm, "Bob Eager" wrote:
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 22:47:23 UTC, "Dave Gordon" d@p wrote:
What have been the worst (serious or humorous) handyman or handywoman
accidents that you've experienced so far (or someone you know, or saw
it happen to, got to experience) and please elaborate on what
unfortunately went wrong.

Don't really want to feed this journalist/'researcher' but..

(a not uncommon scenario)

I worked in a large garage for a couple of summers. Guy fiddling around
under dashboard of car. Wearing watch with stainless steel bracelet.
Yes...shorted heavy 12 volt cable to car body via bracelet. Lots of
current and heat.

I wear a loose, thin stainless steel chain on one wrist. Take it off
when working inside PCs, on cars, near batteries, etc...

Traditional "grounding strap" when working on static sensitive
MOSFETs is a steel wris****ch band connected via a 1 meg
resistor to a wire connected to a grounded pipe.