October 30, 2023

#2848: Breaker Box explain

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[An open breaker box is shown. There are 26 labelled breakers, all of which are on, paired back to back in thirteen rows as a label, switch, switch and label.]

Kitchen lights / A whirring fan you didn’t realize was on until now

Living room lights / Dishwasher

Porch lights / Dishes

Bathroom lights and one surprise mystery outlet somewhere / Hallway lights

North-facing appliances / Hallway outlets

Bathtub drain light / Hallway floors

Appliances whose names contain the letter “F” / Social media

Hot water heater / State law

Regular water heater / Federal law

Outlets in rooms that it’s normal to eat pizza in / Second law of thermodynamics

High-pitched hum generator / Friction

The solution to the cryptogram below: [Additional squiggled words that are too small/indistinct to read.] / Gravity

Bugs / Circuit breakers