Something to lighten the mood

And, as usual, most New Yorkers don't really seem to care what hits the asphalt....

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This year.... give Dad something he'll really love...
Ouch, looks like that works as a breaker tester / identifier as well.

My high school electricity teacher used to tell us about the "wet finger voltmeter" used by electricians of his day.
To check for live wires they would touch them with a finger, but eventually the nerves would die to the point where they needed to "wet" the finger first to feel the voltage. Never really knew if he was kidding or not, and fortunately, we were provided with Simpson 260s that worked quite nicely without saliva.
 
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finger voltmeter"
I use a " wet finger " thermometer to measure the temperature of stuff after silver brazing, I first spit on it, if it dosen't sizzle I wet a finger and dab it several times, then pat it to make sure that it's cool enough to hold.
I have seen ( many years ago ) a member of a pit crew licking his finger and dabbing an exhaust manifold to find a misfiring cylinder . I don't think pit mechanics do stuff like that anymore.