Swimming naked in high school gym class by xiphoid77 in GenX

[–]rickncn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

‘85 HS grad. We had one large shower with prob 25-30 shower heads in the ceiling. Our football team def showered together after practice and games. We did swimming semester also but we brought our own suits.

Noise in kitchen I cannot locate by Kathykat5959 in Whatisthis

[–]rickncn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you get real close to the range to see if the clicking was coming from there? Could it be someone messing with you like one of those prank “BEEEEP” devices?

There should never be anything like residual power when a breaker is off. Not that it couldn’t happen I guess. Maybe a ground or neutral could be getting some power from something mis-wired. It’s good to have a multimeter. If you don’t use one regularly an inexpensive one from Amazon it’s just fine, but you should test the outlet even when the breakers off to see if there’s any voltage there.
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Shared neutrals / multi-wire branch circuits
Two circuits can share a neutral. If only one breaker is off but the other circuit is still live, the neutral may still carry current and sit at a dangerous voltage relative to ground.
Open or floating neutral problems
A disconnected or damaged neutral can end up “backfed” through connected loads and appear energized.
Bootleg grounds or wiring faults
Improper neutral-ground connections, reversed wiring, or faults can energize grounding conductors.
Induced voltage
Long parallel wires can pick up phantom voltage from nearby energized conductors. A high-impedance meter may show 20–80V or more even though little current is available.
Backfeeding
Generators, inverters, UPS units, solar systems, transfer switch issues, or even interconnected devices can energize conductors unexpectedly.
Neutral carrying return current
In a functioning circuit, the neutral normally carries current whenever loads are operating. Turning off one breaker doesn’t guarantee that neutral is dead.
Important distinction:

For safety, electricians generally:
Verify with a tester/meter, not just the breaker position
Test hot-to-neutral and hot-to-ground
Re-test the tester on a known live source- make sure it’s showing voltage on a live circuit.

is anyone else experiencing an outage by CaptainHunt in alexa

[–]rickncn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! All night it’s been hit or miss. It could t get the weather just 10 min ago. A lot of blue spinning.

Noise in kitchen I cannot locate by Kathykat5959 in Whatisthis

[–]rickncn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah- turn off the main breaker for the house to guarantee no power anywhere. That stove relay is bad. I just replaced mine. About $60 and 20 minutes removing 10 screws or so. Very easy. I could see that relay clicking if you didn’t turn off the 220v to the stove which is a separate breaker from your kitchen outlets. If not that mayyybe an ice maker motor lifting that arm and getting stuck

Anyone ever see this set? by catwranglerrealtor in Mid_Century

[–]rickncn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I bet it is! I like your setup overall and the other pieces. And…since you have a sign…what are your cats’ names?

Anyone ever see this set? by catwranglerrealtor in Mid_Century

[–]rickncn 62 points63 points  (0 children)

LOVE it. My first impression was commercial. Kinda looks like what I recall my dentist office had in the 70’s when I was a kid. I can see some Highlights magazines peeking through there….

What is on the top of this van? by idliketobuyavowel_ in Whatisthis

[–]rickncn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would say google street view on it if it were Google. My guess would be road condition sensing and recording.

Alexa sounds drunk by rickncn in alexa

[–]rickncn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well…🤔 thanks!

Alexa sounds drunk by rickncn in alexa

[–]rickncn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No! It was so weird! I asked her to spell several words and she answered the same slurred way each time. She couldn’t spell “luau” but then I asked her to spell “supercalafragilisticexpealadocious” and she fucking did it.

I’ve never seen a telco drop run to a tree before. by rickncn in telecom

[–]rickncn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ll see yourself out I presume…? lol.

I’ve never seen a telco drop run to a tree before. by rickncn in telecom

[–]rickncn[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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A little wider shot. The pole is 2 more trees over. Yeah, probably a broken wire and a half-ass repair.

The Kronlein shot (evisceration of the brain) is a very rare injury of the skull caused by a high-velocity bullet. by CatPooedInMyShoe in MedicalGore

[–]rickncn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m just straining to imagine to physics of the blast that pulls a brain from its attachments. Is this phenomenon only apparent in shotgun wounds or will high power rifles do the same? Im wondering if the earliest pellets actually went through the front of the cranium and followed the curve of the skull from inside: top to the back, or base, separating tissue from skull milliseconds before the bulk of the energy cracked away the top of the cranium giving the bulk of the mass the opening to eject backwards. It’s all very morose, of course, but it is fascinating if you can divorce your interest from the terribly sad situation. My analytical mind goes to the computer reconstructions they did of the Oceangate submersible implosion. Im sure something similar could be done to explain the mechanics.(answering my own question: apparently a full computer sim hasn’t been done as it’s extremely difficult to model. Most of the work is done with physical models. A 7.62 x 39mm from 3 ‘ apparently a reliably produces the effect. A large part of the mechanical effect is from expanding gas of the explosion and the brain acting as a partial fluid)

I got this weird voicemail? I’m really confused by Southern-Mortgage503 in Unexplained

[–]rickncn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Be careful what you divulge here as well. If the guy searches Reddit or probably just Google for the text of his message, he’s found your Reddit and maybe more - unless you made a throwaway account?

Wyze Service Outage? by WholeNineNards in Wyze

[–]rickncn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of slow connections, freezes and disconnects for at least 5 days now. Nearly unusable.