WTF?
One of the outlets in my room at home is only two prongs, but it's right next to my desk and I need three prongs. My dad had an extra three-prong receptacle sitting around, so we decided to install it. When we took the original one out, we found that the wires were coiled together in a weird way, so I needed to untwist them before I could install the new one. I'm pretty sure the circuitry is 50 years old, so I guess that accounts for the oddities.
But I'm pretty sure that was happened next was IMPOSSIBLE.
Beforehand, we of course went down to the fusebox and made sure that part of the house was off. What I don't understand is how I got that nasty shock. Or the sparks that appeared a bit. Or how the light on the other side of my room flickered, even though its outlet was connected to a switch that was off (and on the same disconnected fuse). Either way, the result is that my room has no electricity. Nor does the dining room below me. What the hell happened?
Seriously.
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
But I'm pretty sure that was happened next was IMPOSSIBLE.
Beforehand, we of course went down to the fusebox and made sure that part of the house was off. What I don't understand is how I got that nasty shock. Or the sparks that appeared a bit. Or how the light on the other side of my room flickered, even though its outlet was connected to a switch that was off (and on the same disconnected fuse). Either way, the result is that my room has no electricity. Nor does the dining room below me. What the hell happened?
Seriously.
WHAT. THE. FUCK.