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An exposed circuit breaker fastened on to a wooden panel, connected with flimsy copper wires. The panel is next to a sodastream carbonator, a bag of rubber bands, a upside down vase, some wall sockets, and two more breakers.

NOTE: the Chinese text is 「請勿觸摸」(don't touch)

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[–] 32 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Thats not even that bad. All the wires are insulated so no danger of shorts. If you put some kind of cover infront of the whole thing, it would probably be fine.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Top right... Wire that comes from the top of the left breaker probably used to go to the right breaker is hanging in mid air. That's the one most likely to change someone's life.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    Well i wouldnt want to touch this, even without the text

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Context: I'm kinda tall at 1.81m. At least taller than they are.

    I remember going to one of my neighbors... I was slightly sleepy and tired.

    They asked me to get something from their pantry and I entered it without care...

    When I walked back out, I realized that while going in, my hair brushed against an exposed, uninsulated, fucking 220v wire going to their light bulb which was hanging just above the door, kept in place by a single screw, with the cable and bulb just hanged off of it...

    Suddenly I was wide awake

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Why was there 220 powering a lightbulb?

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Is that an upside down vase on a piece of rebar?

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Looks like a face at a quick glance.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I can't unsee it now. thank you!

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    Imma touch…

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    I see someone else has gingerly approached it

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    3 breakers? thats quality eletric installation! I am stuck with one for the whole house

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    There's fizzy water on-hand to douse an electric fire.

    What's the problem?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    This is just a picture of my sinuses and my intestines.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    God... It's not that hard to at least put a few pieces of wood over this

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  • It almost looks like it might be a transfer switch setup for something like a generator vs main power. As long as everyone knows the correct order and specific switches to flip. It’ll work….

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