In article , Richard J Kinch wrote:
That can't happen because two hots on the same leg happen to be
connected together, resulting in zero current flow.

Only with a single-fault hypothesis, which hasn't been tested.

Wrong again.

If two points are at the same potential, it is _impossible_ for there to be
any current flowing between them, without regard to the number or location of
faults in the circuit.

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