What shall i hang the lamp shade from?...... Ah I know!

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What shall i hang the lamp shade from?...... Ah I know!

Post by steviebignose »

Spotted this on a visit to a property.
Electrical Russian roulette... great fun :wtf:
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OUCH :shock: :shock:
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K'nell!... :shock:
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Ingenious :thumbright:
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Nice to see they positioned a smoke detector next to it.........now that is forward thinking!
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Post by gazza12345 »

i was going to say at least they earthed the metal fitting but looking again its connected in the loop???
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Out of interest, is the screw end of the hook exposed or did they embed it in something?
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