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1. Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 19-Nov-2023 03:24:22 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
   The going on 4 year old grandchild has been a bit more interested in electricity than I'd like him to be lately, mostly that he seems to doubt the risks which is worse than being ignorant of them in my opinion. I've been hoping to garner some trust by showing him that not all electricity is bad but it is very powerful and if not handled correctly can hurt and even kill. I showed him a power tool in action last week so he could see electricity being used to cut wood and this week we pulled out the oscilliscope and played around. He noticed that if he was holding a probe and touched my arm he could see the shape of the line on the screen change which he thought was pretty cool. I also showed him the pwm signal on the leds and he watched me add a relay to the circuit so that the lights can be turned off completely.
   • HoolaHoolaNope (hoolahoolanope@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 19-Nov-2023 04:27:12 JST HoolaHoolaNope

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     @thatguyoverthere Does he try to play with electric things or wall sockets, when no one is looking?
     
     There was one little girl in my family that we could not teach to swim quickly enough. With her fascination with water, she should have been taught yesterday! Education is the best remedy, I would guess, but every electrician I know has been shocked at least once where they still feel it the next day.
     
     Do you think letting him lick a 9v battery would be just encourage him? That was a tard game we played as children, but for only a very short amount of time.
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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 19-Nov-2023 04:27:12 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • HoolaHoolaNope
     @HoolaHoolaNope yeah he likes to plug things in which when supervised is great but then I catch him plugging and unplugging things. I have told him the chicken fence is electrified and he is doing good avoiding that, but if he ever hits it I'm sure he'll respect the electricity a bit more haha.
     
     I think it's an understandable curiosity I'm just worried he might not appreciate the risk. I'm no electrician but I think spark plugs are pretty painful and don't let you forget.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 19-Nov-2023 04:28:59 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • HoolaHoolaNope
     @HoolaHoolaNope when he's a bit older I can see him getting into electronics because he likes making things and fiddling with them. He also wants a workbench and a wheely chair lol
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 19-Nov-2023 19:35:01 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Flick 🇬🇧
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     @Flick @HoolaHoolaNope Our fence actually won't shock you unless your shoes are wet, thin, or missing. For the first few months we had it I could never feel it but Jen was getting shocked left and right. It wasn't until I reached under the fence to grab something and I was making direct contact with the ground that it finally bit me.
   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 19-Nov-2023 19:35:02 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @thatguyoverthere @HoolaHoolaNope You could do the thing where you hold a blade of grass and touch the fence with it: it’ll give him a tickle but not a shock.