When they get the bill too

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• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A man, obsessed with trains, finally sneaks into the engine one day. He’s having the time of his life for a few minutes before he screws up a switch and derails the train, killing dozens of people.

  His trial is quick, and he is sentenced to death. The day arrives, and for his last meal he requests a single banana. He eats it, he’s strapped into the electric chair, and when they pull the switch… nothing.

  They delay the sentence for a day, to examine the chair for defects. They tighten all the connections, check the wires, and test to make sure it’s working.

  The next day, for his real last meal, he again requests a single banana. He eats, they strap him in and pull the switch. Again, nothing.

  They delay one more day to tear the chair down to every component, test everything, reassemble, test again. They’re confident that the chair is working properly.

  Next day, he asks again for one banana. “Oh no no,” the warden says “I didn’t know how you’re doing it, but you’re not getting another banana”. They serve him roast beef and potatoes, with apple pie for dessert. They strap him in, pull the switch and… nothing.

  The bananas had nothing to do with it, turns out he was just a bad conductor.

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• expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  we, electrical engineers, sometimes have to explain this to friends and family

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  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    • Computer scientists explaining they’re not necessarily good with IT
    • Electrical engineers explaining they can’t necessarily do electrical work

    Any others?

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    • Thunderwolf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I work in I.T. on servers all day. I’m not always the best with endpoints/printers/home computers/etc.

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    • expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      cardiologists fixing your broken heart

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  • WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And you explain it by shocking them?

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    • expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      only if they didn’t get it the first time

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• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I like the artistic touch of badly Photoshopping this person somehow to make all his body parts seem oddly disproportionate.

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  • binarytobis@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Looks like an Onion photo.

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• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  youtube.com/shorts/U5DcqLfXhuY

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  • Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Related, or just similar, whatevs. Enjoy the roasts!

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• samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is a little bit too good to qualify as a shitpost.

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• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Seems like the joke would work better inverted?

  When people find out I’m not a very good electrician, they’re shocked

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  • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    inverts the image

    well now I can’t read it >:(

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  • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The meme phrasing is simpler.
    I would say inverted explains it too much.

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