xkcd #3211: Amperage

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Oh, and do you have any tips on how to vacuum up copper that's melted into your carpet?

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Oh, and do you have any tips on how to vacuum up copper that's melted into your carpet?
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[–] 21 points 8 months ago* (6 children)

Eh, ~zero impedance house circuits won't do anything bad to normal electronics - it'll just make sure no fires happen in your walls. I do almost all home wiring in 12 gauge and larger for this reason

Actually, the comic only has 500A breakers and don't say anything about wires. Recipe for fire!

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I think that's the joke, especially since the alt text asks about getting melted copper off the carpet.

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