the path of least resistance for the current would be down one connected bolt, then around the top plate, and up the other battery connected bolt, never down the pole, so the ceiling/floor gets heated up, possibly burn

note: those bolts must be supper long to go from ceiling to floor

If you connect one pole of the battery, it does nothing. If you connect both, it just shorts the battery via a path that doesn't involve the downstairs neighbor.

12V from a car battery doesn't do much damage. You'd need, I think, 50V or 52V to get through the skin. Now, of course, if someone were to stick it in their mouth or some other area that doesn't have skin, it's a different story, then they'd get heavy burn marks on the path the electricity takes. So for safer electrocution, use AC, as that will also activate your muscles and push you away. While with DC, you'll stick to it, as you grab onto it with a death grip. For advice on hurting yourself safely, just watch electroboom on yt.

Every reply to your comment is correct. Together they explain everything wrong with the idea in that meme. I have no notes. Bravo @expatriado@lemmy.world @ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world and @markz@suppo.fi .

When keepin’ it real goes wrong

Pretty much never should have screwed anything into the subfloor, regardless of screws long enough to go through the flooring. That’s entirely wrong. If it were screwed into the joists, or blocking between joists, this could not have happened

Downtown Seattle, I wrote a note asking our upstairs neighbor to please stop pacing all night wearing boots. Put a rug down, take off boots, something.

I got an odd letter back explaining how he had been making "bad life decisions" lately and was trying to stop.

And I'm like, look one meth addict to another, that's not what I asked, put a rug down or take off the boots. I am not looking for a cry for help, just a night's sleep.

I'll agree that just reporting it to the landlord is the best course of action.

The rest of your comment is ignorant. You talk as if anybody who installs a pole in their house is a drug addict or is pimped out. Then you suggest purposefully injuring yourself over something the installer likely isn't even aware is causing an issue just so they can be financially impacted and evicted.

Maybe people don't talk to their neighbours about living problems because of shitty hostile neighbours with ideas like yours?

Escalate immediately and antagonize the hypothetically dangerous neighbors.

You’re right that makes way more sense.

I've asked my neighbor if an arrow I found in the road was theirs (no, but he was happy to take it) and coordinated removal of dead trees on the property line. Those went well.

I was rather stressed and unhappy when a neighbor, after some passive aggressive comments, reported us to the city weed inspector. The weed inspector determined we didn't have any violations, and we made extra sure to leave our "wild patch" in the front yard and take our time cleaning up leaves after that.

Usually the space between floors In a residential house is like 12" minimum. Not sure about highrises and large apartments though.

so just a house fire then

I've been popped by 120 volt a few times.

It hurts like a motherfucker, but should throw a breaker or GFI before it kills.

I know right? I felt like I must be losing my mind reading some of these comments

Because statistically most pole dancers are ladies.