One of the things you’ll encounter on the streets in Mexico are these open electrical boxes on the sides of homes and businesses. And of course, one of the things that will cross your mind will be: “Is this thing live?”

My answer?

Probably. I don’t recommend that you put your hand in there to find out. You might wind up meeting your maker sooner than expected.

And speaking of these open boxes, sometimes they’re only protected with a plastic cover, which is easy to remove.

I’ve seen vendors do this all the time and jack into the power with exposed wires. It’s a bit tricky. You could get a short if you’re not careful. And yeah, I know about the power stealing issue, but that’s what happens down here.

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