rewired a plug
so of course I wanted to test I'd done it properly, but to save time I didn't bother screwing the back cover back onto the plug. Using the palm of my hand to give it a good solid push into the socket, I came to on the kitchen floor with an incredibly sore hand and arm. No burns though!
(shanvishnu, Fri 25 Jul 2008, 12:40, 3 replies)

I did that
when replacing a PC's power unit fan, I thought I'll test it before i put it back together.

2 hours later I come to against my wardrobe, 6 foot away from the PSU on the floor.

Found that as I put the power cable in, I held the nice big capacitor on the other side, making me the easiest route for the mains to pass.

Hasn't affected me *twitch*
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Fri 25 Jul 2008, 12:47, closed)

At first, I read that as 'I came on the kitchen floor'
Which rather changes the story somewhat...
(Pavlov's Frog figures no-one really reads sigs anyway, Fri 25 Jul 2008, 13:33, closed)

I did that too
When I was replacing a fuse. Now the nice plug making people make it so you can't take the plug apart and to replace the fuse you just flick out the plastic clip holding it.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:31, closed)