(not) touching the third rail
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tampon art?
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Any advise on how to get the mental image of @mott555 squatting on an escalator out of my head?
/me hands Luhmann the brain bleach
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Any advise on how to get the mental image of @mott555 squatting on an escalator out of my head?
None that is safe for work.
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On the Tube the maintenance people use a bank of 12 or more light bulbs that they clip to the third rail.
The idea being that if any of them light then it's live.
And if none of them light then it's off or Fate[1] really, really wants you dead.
More seriously, last time I check the procedure is to connect it when the power should still be on, and it's safe to work once they turn off.
That's probably not feasible for firefighters.[1] Or a colleague.