Last night, while hooking up my new Zephyr system (love it) and programming my new H10-44 (love it) I, in a fit of poor judgment, used my own 45-year-old dentition as a 20-gauge wire stripper, and now have a nice little 20-gauge"socket" cut into one of my front teeth.
Apparently my enamel ain’t what it used to be…don’t make my mistake!
Oops. Mental note, in 60 years, put layer of rubber between dentures and gum. So sorry for ya.
OK, so now you’ve got an 18-gauge wire stripper.
When I was much younger, I had a notch at the corner of one tooth that I used for years as a wire stripper. Worked great. Then, one day, I had a bicycle accident which resulted in caps on that tooth and the one next to it. No, they didn’t build the model from the original prototype, so I’ve got a stripper from Radio Shack.
I hate to say it, but that’s what the warnings are for. At least you did not try to strip the power wire connected to the wall!!!
That’s why I went out and got a wire stripper.
I had a friend who was crouching down while rewiring a telephone jack. He was stripping the wires with his teeth when the phone rang. The 75 volts caused his leg muscles to straighten, and he flew through the air like a giant frog. Must have gone 8 feet. That was twenty years ago, and I’m still laughing.
Don
If thats how you strip wire I would hate to see how you hammer nails
SOme of my teeth come out so I can see just what I’m stripping.
on the don’t do this at home front:
NOt really an ouchy like that, but i had an oscilating fan gowing on me once and I opened a can of weathering powders while it was blowing away from me.
Then the fan came around and blew in my direction with the weathering powders between it and me.
Needless to say I had a very weathered face!
SSOooooooo your the reason they have warnings like;
Do not use hair dryer while bathing, or
Do not use the lawn mower to trim the hedges.
Now we’ll see a warning on the next spool of wire we purchase that says “Do not strip insulation with your teeth, potential dental damage may occur” or “Before stripping wires with your teeth , make sure power cord is unplugged from the wall socket.”
Its good to know who’s responsible for these things.
The is the funniest thread ever!!! I can’t stop…
btw, when I was young I use to strip wires with my teeth all the time.
another tip for you: Don’t look directly into the sun.
LOL - glad I could be a source of afternoon amusement for you gents!
and don’t forget the warning on heat guns - “Do Not Use to Dry Hair”
Swayin that is to funny, but I don’t dare laugh to hard, cause I know I’ve done just as bad. The brite side is whistling Dixe will sound alot better now.
[:D]
Is this another one of those old jokes like this one.
Now we have to have instructions with every spool of wire.
My favorite is on a can of Zep 45 penetrating spray. It says and I quote.
“If you can not read English then do not use this product until it has been explained to you.”
OK if I can’t read English I can’t read that.
Pete
Ouch!..that had to be somewhat painful. Why is it we can think of great ideas like that one, but never think about the consequences of those great ideas?
Might make for a good prank [:-,]