Ground up or down?
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davedottcom
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Re: Ground up or down?
I like your style!
davedottcom
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Re: Ground up or down?
Oh, sorry, I never answered the original question.
Ground up or down?
Any way except facing up , unless in a floor outlet assembly.
Oh, sorry, I never answered the original question.
Ground up or down?
Any way except facing up , unless in a floor outlet assembly.
Re: Ground up or down?
I was told by an Army Corp of Engineers electrical engineer, that somewhere in the U.S. there was an incident where a slip of paper had fallen behind someones desk. The paper had slipped in between the wall and the plug and rested itself across both the hot and the neutral prongs of the plug. Eventually it caught fire and the building burned causing a fatality. This was the answer he gave me, maybe this is true, maybe it isn't.
I was told by an Army Corp of Engineers electrical engineer, that somewhere in the U.S. there was an incident where a slip of paper had fallen behind someones desk. The paper had slipped in between the wall and the plug and rested itself across both the hot and the neutral prongs of the plug. Eventually it caught fire and the building burned causing a fatality. This was the answer he gave me, maybe this is true, maybe it isn't.
jimwalker
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Re: Ground up or down?
Thats possable but sounds more like an easy way out for the fireman.So with ground up what changes if it's a non grounded plug ?
Thats possable but sounds more like an easy way out for the fireman.So with ground up what changes if it's a non grounded plug ?
hardworkingstiff
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I think I should start installing them all horizontally so I don't have to worry about it. (But then I guess it would be ground left or ground right).... Sigh, oh well.
I think I should start installing them all horizontally so I don't have to worry about it. (But then I guess it would be ground left or ground right).... Sigh, oh well.
jimwalker
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Re: Ground up or down?
left always.So neutral will get the paper.
left always.So neutral will get the paper.
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The yard stick. It's longer than 3 ft, since there's around a quarter inch on each end that's blank.
davedottcom
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Re: Ground up or down?
It's probably one of those Metric Yard sticks!
It's probably one of those Metric Yard sticks!
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Re: Ground up or down?
Now are we ready to take on the other eternal questions:
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By the way, I can't believe you reopened this thread, Rattus, after it was idle for over two years. Can't you let sleeping dogs lie (and let dogs running into forests run)?
It's a good thing that you did not first take up my invitation to bet a beer on the question. You got it right.
Now are we ready to take on the other eternal questions:
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- <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Which came first, the chicken or the egg?</font>
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- <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If a tree falls in a forest (before the dog arrives ? I don't want the ASPCA all over me), and if nobody is there, is there a sound?</font>
By the way, I can't believe you reopened this thread, Rattus, after it was idle for over two years. Can't you let sleeping dogs lie (and let dogs running into forests run)?
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Re: Ground up or down?
Sorry, Steve, but that is the most commonly cited, yet still incorrect, answer. The rest of that answer is generally given as, "Half way. After that point, the dog is running out of, and not into, the forest."
Alas, the ultimate truth lies elsewhere.
[ September 19, 2005, 01:51 PM: Message edited by: charlie b ]
Sorry, Steve, but that is the most commonly cited, yet still incorrect, answer. The rest of that answer is generally given as, "Half way. After that point, the dog is running out of, and not into, the forest."
Alas, the ultimate truth lies elsewhere.
[ September 19, 2005, 01:51 PM: Message edited by: charlie b ]
sceepe
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Re: Ground up or down?
I am a homeowner and I was wondering, how should I install these electrical plug do-dads I bought at home depot. Does the round hole thing-a-ma-jig go up or down. I am gonna hold this here black wire in my teeth till I get your response.
Bennie
I agree, I saw a post from Bennie and thought he was some how back. It took me 20 minutes to realize the initial post was from 2003. It's Monday you got to give us a break. Tell ya what, will you close the thread if I rephrase the question?
I am a homeowner and I was wondering, how should I install these electrical plug do-dads I bought at home depot. Does the round hole thing-a-ma-jig go up or down. I am gonna hold this here black wire in my teeth till I get your response.
Bennie
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Re: Ground up or down?
Which is hotter?
Brick at 100 degrees or silicon at 212 degrees?
When comparisons are made the generally accepted practice is that we will use the same measure to compare.
Sorry guys I think that is lame answer
Which is hotter?
Brick at 100 degrees or silicon at 212 degrees?
When comparisons are made the generally accepted practice is that we will use the same measure to compare.
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- Retired Electrical Engineer
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If so, then I would have to ask: Did you intend to say "Brick at 100 degrees C or silicon at 212 degrees F? Just wanted to make sure I understood the question.
I agree my question was lame, but are you trying to play the same game on me?
If so, then I would have to ask: Did you intend to say "Brick at 100 degrees C or silicon at 212 degrees F? Just wanted to make sure I understood the question.
LarryFine
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Re: Ground up or down?
The egg.
All the way.
Yes.
My guesses:
The egg.
All the way.
Yes.
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OK. Nobody put in a bid on eBay to buy my eternal answers. So I'll give away one, in the hopes of getting a buyer for the others.
A dog can run into a forest for only the length of its body. After that, whether running or walking, the dog is moving in, or if you prefer within, but no longer into, the forest.
OK. Nobody put in a bid on eBay to buy my eternal answers. So I'll give away one, in the hopes of getting a buyer for the others.
A dog can run into a forest for only the length of its body. After that, whether running or walking, the dog is moving in, or if you prefer within, but no longer into, the forest.
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Re: Ground up or down?
You know it.Originally posted by charlie b:
I agree my question was lame, but are you trying to play the same game on me?
Re: Ground up or down?
The chicken was first. God made the first animals, not eggs.
Of course there is a sound. A sound is waves in the air, present even if nobody hears it.
Charlie, and earlier thread had "Who is buried in Grant's tomb?" but I don't think anyone tried to answer it, so may as well add it to this thread.
(I know the answer but won't say right now)
The chicken was first. God made the first animals, not eggs.
Of course there is a sound. A sound is waves in the air, present even if nobody hears it.
Charlie, and earlier thread had "Who is buried in Grant's tomb?" but I don't think anyone tried to answer it, so may as well add it to this thread.
(I know the answer but won't say right now)
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