Jennifer132 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 My nine year old son was just now in quiet time. Usually he'll read or play legos. Today he saw his lamp cord was partially hanging out of the socket, took his camera cord (not plugged into the camera) and touched the metal of his camera cord to the prong on the outlet. He was not shocked, but saw a huge flash of light and the electricity is out in his room and the adjoining room now. He came running down panicked and with tears in his eyes. I did not really scold him, as I know he was only curious (and should have known better). But how serious could this have been? I do think he learned his lesson not to be messing with electricity without supervision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 How serious? Dead serious. It sounds like the experience scared and taught him in a way that nothing else could. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 :grouphug: Sounds like he maybe learned not to mess with electricity. It's serious enough that he could have gotten very hurt by being shocked or burned or could have caught the house on fire. I hope that you're going to have an electrician in to fix it. I'm betting that they may have to put some new wiring in. Scary!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 That *should* have tripped a breaker. If it didn't, I'd get it looked at by a pro.Consider watching some safety dvd's on the dangers of electrical shock.& maybe buy him some snap circuits to explore electricity safely. Snap ciricuits were a huge hit here for a large chunk of my kids' life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Shocks from a 120V circuit are very seldom fatal if the person is on a dry surface. Obviously, you wouldn't want to test that theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 You should be able to reset the breaker in your circuit box to restore power in his room. I am glad he is okay! :) Perhaps you should have him do a study unit on electricity. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I did that at about his age when I was adding a light switch to the box fan in my room to make it "remote controlled" so I wouldn't have to get up at night to turn it off (monsters under the bed, don'tcha know). Better to unplug the cord first. Don't worry, I turned out pretty much okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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