I seriously had a .22lr round in place of a fuse at my old house. It was a powderless reload but still a ridiculous fire hazard and I refused to replace it with an actual fuse until we got the fuse box replaced with breakers.
I thought the electrician would shit a brick but he just gave me a deadpan “do you know you’re using a bullet as a fuse?”
I’m pretty sure there was an honorary darwin award given to a man who used a live .22 round to put in place as a fuse in his car. The angle was apparently just right to have the bullet hit both balls.
mrsemi@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I seriously had a .22lr round in place of a fuse at my old house. It was a powderless reload but still a ridiculous fire hazard and I refused to replace it with an actual fuse until we got the fuse box replaced with breakers.
I thought the electrician would shit a brick but he just gave me a deadpan “do you know you’re using a bullet as a fuse?”
Big letdown.
grue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That electrician has seen some shit.
0x4E4F@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Well, the rating says 350A and I seriously doubt you woul’ve had an industrial grade furnace in your old house.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You should see my vibrator.
Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wow, that comment with that name certainly paints a picture. Lol fuck.
mrsemi@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s not a .22lr round in the OP.
I’m not the only one that’s done it either, image searching .22lr fuse comes up with a lot of examples.
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PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 months ago
I’m pretty sure there was an honorary darwin award given to a man who used a live .22 round to put in place as a fuse in his car. The angle was apparently just right to have the bullet hit both balls.