Dull Men’s Club

[TheBurningRed]

https://youtube.com/@thetilltrailstedwardtaylortv?si=pC7oXuKBMmkEHFrE
 

This is starting to get viral on TikTok, this guy has photos of till POS screens from various places he’s visited and goes through them all. It’s dull, but they’re short and I can’t stop watching. 

[DavidB6937]

2 hours ago, TheBurningRed said:

https://youtube.com/@thetilltrailstedwardtaylortv?si=pC7oXuKBMmkEHFrE
 

This is starting to get viral on TikTok, this guy has photos of till POS screens from various places he’s visited and goes through them all. It’s dull, but they’re short and I can’t stop watching. 

I have no idea what I'm watching but I'm on the fifth one now. Please send help.

[SuperBacon]

Sorry to share football content in here (and Spurs at that!) but I found this grounds staff video genuinely interesting (dull)

 

[Devon Malcolm]

Apologies also for the football. I've been watching this.

9 hours, 44 minutes and 39 seconds of every goal scored in the First Division, 1991-92 season. With some bonus goals for all you lucky Spurs fans.

Where I'm up to, Lee Dixon just scored a 35 yard own goal, Bright, Wright, Salako and Thomas are causing havoc for Palace, Ian Marshall is on top form - and I think this might finally be United's year!

[SuperBacon]

Enjoyed this a lot, man tries to see if you can use a modern browser using Windows 95.

 

[Merzbow]

I've watched far far too many videos like that, like Cathode Ray Dude doing a 2 hour video on a 2002 era laptop just because it has it's own quick boot OS that probably like 3 people used.

[JamesH378]

I build model aeroplanes and helicopters; does that count?

[SuperBacon]

One for fellow puzzle fans, every year the GCHQ release a puzzle you can download and this years is available. https://www.gchq.gov.uk/news/gchq-christmas-challenge-2025

I usually try and solve it with my eldest, which is always fun, but it can be a right sod. 

[organizedkaos]

Got an electric shock from a screw in a light switch. Wanted to see if any others have this issue before starting the fixing process but I don't have multimeter and but didn't much fancy getting any more electric shocks.

Genuinely quite proud of my solution; a portable speaker and an aux cable.  

[BigJag]

Is this a light switch in the home? You definitely should NOT be receiving electric shocks from a light switch. I'm guessing that the wiring behind the switch is not secured correctly and has come into contact with the screw. Best course of action would be to consult an electrician. Don't touch the switch until you are sure it has been made safe.

 

19 minutes ago, organizedkaos said:

Genuinely quite proud of my solution; a portable speaker and an aux cable.  

What issue did this solve? 

[organizedkaos]

Oh yeah, it's by no means a good thing! Have now opened up one of the switches and sent photos to an electrician friend. The wiring looks OK which is more concerning.

The "solution" was just to figure out if this was affecting any other light switches in the flat. Given the speaker will convert current to noise it meant i could press the aux cable to screws to see if current is running through them.

It sounds like you know what you're talking about and this was a terrible idea in which case might need moving to the "Reckless men who should know better club"

Edited December 11, 2025 by organizedkaos

[BigJag]

Thats a very ingenious method. I'm much to familiar with employing test equipment to think out of the box as you have.

[Rossman]

21 hours ago, organizedkaos said:

Oh yeah, it's by no means a good thing! Have now opened up one of the switches and sent photos to an electrician friend. The wiring looks OK which is more concerning.

The "solution" was just to figure out if this was affecting any other light switches in the flat. Given the speaker will convert current to noise it meant i could press the aux cable to screws to see if current is running through them.

It sounds like you know what you're talking about and this was a terrible idea in which case might need moving to the "Reckless men who should know better club"

When you removed the light switch plate, hopefully there was a green/yellow ground cable wired into the light switch as well? This would stop the shocks.

[organizedkaos]

Yeah it all looks wired up right (red and black into the switch then neutral wire going into the metal casing behind the switch). My guess would be somethings gone wrong with the grounding wire (damp? it's an old building and there's noticably lots of rust on the casing) cos using my "is this a good idea" speaker method the entire metal casing (including the holes the screws go into) seems to have current running through it (which would be why the screws were giving a shock).  The neutral wire is covered, so not really sure.

Friend wasn't able to ascertain much from the photos (unfortunately, or probably related if it's due to damp, the switches are in the hallway which has no windows so with lighting circuit off it's all a bit phone flashy / me with a torch). They're away for the weekend so will probs just wait (and insultion tape over screws, I'm throwing a party this weekend, what could go wrong 😀 ) 

[BigJag]

Red and black are the old colours. You've definitely got old wiring. Changing the switches for modern ones should eliminate the shocks. Long term, a rewire will be required.