A man, obsessed with trains, finally sneaks into the engine one day. He’s having the time of his life for a few minutes before he screws up a switch and derails the train, killing dozens of people.

His trial is quick, and he is sentenced to death. The day arrives, and for his last meal he requests a single banana. He eats it, he’s strapped into the electric chair, and when they pull the switch… nothing.

They delay the sentence for a day, to examine the chair for defects. They tighten all the connections, check the wires, and test to make sure it’s working.

The next day, for his real last meal, he again requests a single banana. He eats, they strap him in and pull the switch. Again, nothing.

They delay one more day to tear the chair down to every component, test everything, reassemble, test again. They’re confident that the chair is working properly.

Next day, he asks again for one banana. “Oh no no,” the warden says “I didn’t know how you’re doing it, but you’re not getting another banana”. They serve him roast beef and potatoes, with apple pie for dessert. They strap him in, pull the switch and… nothing.

The bananas had nothing to do with it, turns out he was just a bad conductor.

we, electrical engineers, sometimes have to explain this to friends and family

I like the artistic touch of badly Photoshopping this person somehow to make all his body parts seem oddly disproportionate.

Seems like the joke would work better inverted?

When people find out I’m not a very good electrician, they’re shocked

https://youtube.com/shorts/U5DcqLfXhuY

This is a little bit too good to qualify as a shitpost.