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From: wte@sauron.Columbia.NCR.COM (Bill Eason)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Question about electrical outlets
Message-ID: <2306@sauron.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 31 Aug 90 13:09:13 GMT
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In article <1137@ncrwat.Waterloo.NCR.COM> dgs@swdev.Waterloo.NCR.COM (David G. Schwartz) writes:
>Yes. If you go to pull a plug below about waist level and you grab it
>by the plug (as you should always do) right against the wall, as you
>pull it out, your thumb may roll over the front edge. What would you
>rather have your thumb contact in this situation - the ground pin or the
>live and neutral?

Funny, the only time this has ever happened to me, I was pulling the
plug out between my thumb and forefinger, and my forefinger (on bottom)
slipped and touched both the hot and neutral prongs.  Ooh, I just *hate* 
that tingly feeling as it creeps up your arm! :-)  I really don't think 
there is a best way, but I, for one, *prefer* to see the little faces
looking out of the wall.  Kind of the "Oh no, Mister Bill" expression.

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Bill Eason   (803) 791-6348	<...>bill.eason@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM
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