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Remember boys and girls, don't play with electricity.
My stats test was...easy. So easy that it makes me nervous. Maybe my prof decided to throw us an easy test since the class average was so low? Eh, I'm not going to worry about it until Monday.
Since I completed my stats test and the PSAS budget (which our advisor said was fantastic, yay!), I've been doing things I've been meaning to do for a long time. I spent about 2 hours shredding junk mail. It's been piling up for months. The annoying thing is that the paper shredder gets clogged and I have to dig out the wads with a coat hanger and tweezers. Worse, the little blades seem to suck small paper strips into the shredder. I had horrific images of the strips getting caught in the motor and catching fire, so I decided to open up the shredder and clean it out.
Turns out that's next to impossible. I noticed the label that said, "Warning, high danger of electric shock. This should only be opened by a technician." I thought, "Whatever, it's probably got some big capacitors; I'll just watch what I touch," and continued to unscrew the screws.
After about five minutes, I only had three screws out. The other four just wouldn't come out. I thought they were stripped, but close examination of a removed screw revealed that the bottom three threads had a cut across them. Without a magnetic screwdriver, it would be next to impossible to open.
At that point, I gave up. If the thing catches fire, it's their fault, not mine. I must remember to get a good paper shreader after this one croaks.
Current mood:
curious
Since I completed my stats test and the PSAS budget (which our advisor said was fantastic, yay!), I've been doing things I've been meaning to do for a long time. I spent about 2 hours shredding junk mail. It's been piling up for months. The annoying thing is that the paper shredder gets clogged and I have to dig out the wads with a coat hanger and tweezers. Worse, the little blades seem to suck small paper strips into the shredder. I had horrific images of the strips getting caught in the motor and catching fire, so I decided to open up the shredder and clean it out.
Turns out that's next to impossible. I noticed the label that said, "Warning, high danger of electric shock. This should only be opened by a technician." I thought, "Whatever, it's probably got some big capacitors; I'll just watch what I touch," and continued to unscrew the screws.
After about five minutes, I only had three screws out. The other four just wouldn't come out. I thought they were stripped, but close examination of a removed screw revealed that the bottom three threads had a cut across them. Without a magnetic screwdriver, it would be next to impossible to open.
At that point, I gave up. If the thing catches fire, it's their fault, not mine. I must remember to get a good paper shreader after this one croaks.
Current mood:
curious