Miscellaneous: Today, my friend's 11 year old son accidentally shocked himself...

By Anonymous - 12/09/2009 20:06 - United Kingdom

Today, my friend's 11 year old son accidentally shocked himself with our electric fly swatter. Thirty seconds later, while trying to prove to him that it's physically impossible to shock yourself with it, and that it's perfectly safe, I did the exact same thing. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/05/2018 19:00

Today, I managed to electrocute myself on a plug socket while I was showing a group of trainee electricians how not to electrocute themselves while rewiring a plug socket. FML

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Today, my 15-year-old son got so enraged at a fly that kept harassing him, that he ended up slapping himself in the face as it flew by him. This caused him to fall out of his chair, at which point he broke down into a mess of tears, humiliating me in front of everyone. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/07/2020 14:00

Today, I was replacing some outlets for work and I got surprise-electrified. I threw my wire strippers in the air while yelling, "Oh fuck me." The homeowner and his 2 kids were standing 3 feet away. He was not happy. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/08/2020 17:01

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By Sorry kitty - 15/10/2023 09:00 - United States

Today, I tried to pet my cat. By doing so, I accidentally shocked her with the static electricity in my fingers, and she slashed my face in retaliation. FML

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By fudgydiaper22 - 30/01/2011 00:28 - United States

Today, my dad attempted to fix a power outlet. He managed to shock himself with 120 volts and fall backwards, landing on top of me. I am 85 pounds and he weighs 290 pounds. FML

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By flustered - 06/05/2012 14:57 - United States - Rapid City

Today, my son tried to swat a fly with a hammer. Our apartment walls are now littered with dents and holes. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/04/2022 16:00

Today, my son still sticks his fingers in plug sockets, cuts charging cables for devices, licks batteries and so on, because he enjoys the electric shocks, he thinks they are funny so I can’t even trust him when he sleeps at night, in case he wakes up while we’re asleep and does something stupid. FML

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By xoVioLoveox - 10/03/2009 02:04 - United States

Today, I was babysitting an eleven year-old boy. He decided we would play with Nerf guns with Velcro tips. I shot him in the crotch accidentally, and the dart stuck to his pants, and he wiggled it for about a full minute before his dad walked in to find us both staring at his son's crotch, giggling. FML

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Avabundy 0

Sunday 13 September 2009 1:07

Really? An electric fly swatter won't shock something if you hit it against anything? I guess its lucky your hands weren't wet.

Mastyge 0

Sunday 13 September 2009 1:09

Don't electric fly swatters have stickers on them, saying they can shock you? YDI

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jjcooper 0

Sunday 29 November 2009 17:03

wow

XinvizableninjaX 0

Saturday 3 July 2010 9:23

my friend has a electric fly swater that he accidently hit me in the face with when I showed him he had a moth in his room

Proud_vegetarian 0

Sunday 2 January 2011 5:44

The comments on here are so amusing...,

KyRidHEART 0

Tuesday 25 January 2011 4:44

..my hero?

okmankk 4

Thursday 28 April 2011 5:41

fail YTD

Vampierjazz2010 0

Friday 2 December 2011 17:52

My sister shocks her cats with those things. Totally inhumane.

elodymayweeble 7

Friday 18 May 2012 16:59

Yea...um, it is entirely possible to shock yourself with anything ELECTRICAL.

lululatenight 28

Tuesday 6 November 2012 1:47

Why would you try to prove something powered by electricity doesn't have the capability to electrically shock you? I'm sorry, I don't want to live on this planet anymore. And I'm also having a really bad day, so I'm sorry if I'm being needlessly cruel….