PSU fails dramatically

[u/Front_Cookie_1198]

[u/my_cars_on_fire]

My brother in Christ, the PSU lit up like a god damn firework. You’re telling me you would have the presence of mind to shut it off in the safest/most effective way possible, as opposed to just getting it shut off ASAP so it doesn’t burn the whole fucking place down?

Armchair warriors always got something to say 🙄

[u/24bitNoColor → u/my_cars_on_fire]

I would have the presence of fear 100% to not touch that thing...

[u/waffels → u/24bitNoColor]

How else was he supposed to get close enough to breathe in some of that sweet chemical smoke?

[u/Perryn → u/my_cars_on_fire]

It lit up like a god damned firework. That does a pretty good job of interfering with any reflex I would have to grab it.

[u/RainStormLou → u/my_cars_on_fire]

I would have watched it spark for a little bit longer before I realized it wasn't going to stop on its own, and then I would have done the exact same shit he did but slower lol. I would have even considered pulling the other side of the power cable first, and then decided against it because I have to bend over and climb under the desk and that's too much work when this end is perfectly accessible but a little warmer than my preference.

[u/jalen441 → u/my_cars_on_fire]

Yes, I have a strong instinct to not touch metal things that are emitting sparks and flames, and the good sense to know that pulling the plug from the wall is faster.

[u/Saintiel → u/my_cars_on_fire]

Yes. School that had enough classes for electronic and high power electricity, also training and actually keeping your head straight and think what you are doing when shit hits the fan.

[u/brennendw → u/my_cars_on_fire]

100% yes, if you have any electrical knowledge you'd not want to touch that thing live while it's in flames. Even in a situation like this a good tech/engineer should always isolate first. Tbh Strange bench setup anyway as the cables go under the worktop. Ordinarily you have sockets in trunking above the worktops for easy access.

[u/Ghostglitch07 → u/brennendw]

Want, and will, ate not necessarily the same

[u/Iceman9161 → u/brennendw]

I mean, this doesn't look like a lab. It looks like somewhere they're assembling PCs, like a Microcenter or something. they aren't testing hardware they expect to fail, its consumer hardware.

[u/Renard4 → u/my_cars_on_fire]

Yes. I'd rather have the whole place turned into ashes than die. Maybe that's just me though.

[u/rojorzr → u/Renard4]

Not very “team player, we’re a family here.” Of you.

[u/Soft_Lunch_183 → u/my_cars_on_fire]

Yes because from the video it isn't someone's house building their first pc but a repair shop/return place for power supplies

They should have some sort of process to immediately shut down dangerous hardware at the source if they aren't checking its safe before powering on

[u/gc11117 → u/Soft_Lunch_183]

They should, but they probably dont. And if they do, random underpayed employee probably isnt thinking about it at the moment

[u/Majestic-Bell-7111 → u/my_cars_on_fire]

Yes, i would be hitting the big glowing red button i have on the wall(actually it's on the power strip that's rated for more current than the breaker on this circuit, however my desk is also not a professional workshop)that cuts all power to my workstation because the idiot who built it is aware of safety at least.

[u/_Meece_ → u/my_cars_on_fire]

Yes, it should be instinct to turn things off at the wall

[u/HardcoreFlexin → u/my_cars_on_fire]

"My brother in Christ" followed by immediately taking His name in vain is definitely a choice....