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The final English exams of my fourth graders had a nice surprise. And I can guarantee you that they know what a catfish is

Sounds like a freak accident in the article.....

I have nightmares about something like that happening.. Hopefully those residual current circuit breaker things would catch it..
M.

P.S. I think the answer to Q39 is A. I (think I) understand what it means, just don't ask me to pronounce it

Hopefully those residual current circuit breaker things would catch it..

They should but you can check it without zapping yourself. Just plug in something with a heavy start or heavy load like a vacuum or an iron on high. The very sensitive ones pop when there's any change in the current.
Mine popped off when I almost plugged a small light in and had the slots backwards. Very sensitive, I wasn't even close to having it in the holes all the way.

This is from the book so no electricians here will have to clean up the above language

A GFCI monitors the amount of current flowing from hot to neutral. If there is any imbalance, it trips the circuit. It is able to sense a mismatch as small as 4 or 5 milliamps, and it can react as quickly as one-thirtieth of a second.

Marc:

The final English exams of my fourth graders had a nice surprise. And I can guarantee you that they know what a catfish is

After reading that, the kids must think you're very brave to have such rowdy fish!

torbanite wrote: I think the answer to Q39 is A. I (think I) understand what it means, just don't ask me to pronounce it

You deserve 1 point for this correct answer

L number Banana wrote:After reading that, the kids must think you're very brave to have such rowdy fish!

Actually, some thought I was responsible for the question. But this is a so called Central Exam (nation wide, so every fourth grader of this school type in the Netherlands has to do it) and I had nothing to do with it - alas