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From: jws@cica4.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger)
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Subject: Re: ANOTHER house wiring question (this one's basic)
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Date: 15 Jan 91 14:20:34 GMT
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In article <5884@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> bender@oobleck.Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Bender) writes:
>
>anyone know why they choose BLACK for the hot wire and WHITE for
>neutral?  I always associated black wires with ground.
>
 I think it was done that way because the average schmoe associates 
black with death, i.e. "don't touch that one, dummy"