r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Warm_Web3768 • 18h ago

Ruined by Technology Plug got stuck at work

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u/JustARegularPawn 18h ago

Oh the urge to touch the metal thingy

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u/n4ke 18h ago

About 20 years ago, my cousin had an RC car with a cheap ass plug that lost both prongs in the socket the first time he unplugged it. He was so scared that he broke something that he instantly tried to pull them both out. He went flying.

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u/aaronhowser1 PURPLE 18h ago

Fun fact! The reason electricity sends people flying is that it's actually triggering their legs to extend at maximum strength, beyond normal subconscious limits. Completely bypassing the regular motor functions from the brain, it's just sending a message saying ACTIVATE AS HARD AS YOU CAN to whatever it happens to pass through

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u/FecknWindowTwitchers 17h ago

Like the frog legs in school science class.