Alpo Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 13 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: But Vice grips don’t have insulated handles to keep them from shorting out on the chassis. But would they short out? Notice the battery cable going to the terminal is black. There's another wire - also black - going from the terminal and screwed into the frame. That is apparently the negative post. The ground. If you had a piece of metal attached to it, and the piece of metal touched the car body somewhere, since that terminal is already grounded, would this additional grounding cause arcing and sparking? If you had your vise grips on the positive side, and they touch the car body, electricity going straight from the positive terminal to the car. ZAPP!! But this is the negative side. I ain't no 'lectrician, but it 'pears to me it'd be safe. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J-BAR #18287 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 It's real, it's in Ohio. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eyesa Horg Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, DeaconKC said: That's right up there with sending the new guy to the supply girl for twenty feet of fallopian tube. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 2 hours ago, DeaconKC said: At least he has hearing protection on...the back of his hard hat. And eye protection...ain't that what eye lids is for? 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Instead of "the new guy being pranked", I think it's more likely somebody catching/blocking the sparks to prevent a fire. You can get fires in the damnedest places on a construction site. I remember Billy was cutting some steel with an acetylene torch and a piece of it landed in his nail apron. He's just working away and he's got a fire going right in front of his crotch. 'Bout got his hot dog barbecued. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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