OK, so which joker wired up the WALL BEHIND MY COMPUTER to the FUCKING MAINS?!
A series of small, extremely careful electric shocks later - and until I get a voltmeter to prove it - I discovered, while upgrading my PC, that the wall I was leaning on is fucking LIVE.
Impressed?
Oh, you betcha.
I assume that I should be happy that the wall is only slightly damp (we're talking about the basement here, so it's not that big a problem for it to be so, per se) that saved me from taking a rather nasty jolt.
At the moment, it's the level you'd get off a cattle fence - buzzy and unpleasant, but not painful.
Glad I discovered it before I tried doing a midnight upgrade while pissed and having spilt drink all over myself or something.
Lawks.
A series of small, extremely careful electric shocks later - and until I get a voltmeter to prove it - I discovered, while upgrading my PC, that the wall I was leaning on is fucking LIVE.
Impressed?
Oh, you betcha.
I assume that I should be happy that the wall is only slightly damp (we're talking about the basement here, so it's not that big a problem for it to be so, per se) that saved me from taking a rather nasty jolt.
At the moment, it's the level you'd get off a cattle fence - buzzy and unpleasant, but not painful.
Glad I discovered it before I tried doing a midnight upgrade while pissed and having spilt drink all over myself or something.
Lawks.