#2848: Breaker Box
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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
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Any electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.