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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You can, but if forgetting to flip a switch can result in death, then you need a stronger safety control

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Someone incompetent enough to forget to shut off the main shouldn't be operating a generator anyway.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's not the point. Normal, sensible people make mistakes because they are tired or stressed or got distracted or just plain unlucky, so things have to be designed so that people can make a mistake and it not instantly create a potentially lethal situation

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