On 11/4/2009 11:56 AM Ron spake thus:

David Nebenzahl wrote:

Ah, so electricity really *is* like water, eh? (Volts = pressure, amps =
flow.)

I once knew someone who always switched the wall sockets off when not is
use to prevent the electrickery flowing out of the open socket.

Don't laugh; way back when, they (you know, "they" who put light bulbs
inside refrigerators and such) used to sell outlet covers for nervous
customers worried about just that.


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