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I once had a tech support ticket for a computer not turning on. When I checked it out, they had connected a power bar to itself. This 40yr old man genuinely didn't understand why that wouldn't work.
Did they grow up in an Amish house? How is that possible
I really don't know. All I can say was he was one of the lucky 10,000 that day.
Electric companies hate this one simple trick for unlimited free electricity!