The electrical union that taught me all my fundamental understanding of electrons was created back in the day because the fatality rate among electricians at th

The electrical union that taught me all my fundamental understanding of electrons was created back in the day because the fatality rate among electricians at that time was 1/2 lol.. For every two electricians working to electrify America, one of them wouldn’t make it home to their families. Ironically, the guy who created the IBEW, Henry Miller, was himself killed on the job after making contact with a live wire and falling off the pole and hitting his head. In the early days of electricity, the workers had no understanding of the thing they were working with, and they certainly weren’t given proper tools. The voltage tester of the day was licking the wire to see if it was live. A method thought to save people after electrocution back then was to stick your fingers in their rear to give them a sudden jolt lol.