Yeah not to be an ass but that is a terrible idea. For one those boxes that hold your receptacles and throw switches are usually some form of metal or plastic. When you take the wires off and shove them in the box and then turn the power back on guess what? Bam you just shorted that circuit and potentially start a damn Arc and brun the fucking house down. You need to put splice caps on the wires before shoving them back in the box. Also even with the power off you need to test for voltage to be sure there's nothing at that point.
All in all it's a terrible plan and please don't make suggestions on something you know nothing about. This is coming from someone with 4 years as an electrician.
God damn reading some of the suggestions in this thread like the tamper with electrical wiring and the computer one, it just makes me wonder how ignorant some people really are. I'm honestly pretty fired up about the person suggesting the electrical one and well cause a potential fire. Seriously don't suggest shit that you have Zero Fucking Clues About.
the only way you would earn that much money with no qualifications is by been an escort/prostitute in such a short time. Your story keeps changing every time you post. Your bro has it sorted and your parents don't mind so shy the hate. If you spent 25k on your room why did you not buy sound proofing for your walls.
Get some sleep pills and put them in his drinks every night, burn his speakers (is not that hard, just try to make them overheat or something), if he makes a lot of noice all the nights with the girls he brings... just go inside his room in middle of the night and trow water on their face and walk out (i actually did that with a roommate), in case he don't do a lot of noice just ignore that.
You can also do it as Lilsaihah and sabotage his computer
Yea, besides, I wasn't looking for some immature pranks to pull on him for revenge but something that might get him to stop. For example like pulling the power if he makes noise. But since I cant do it directly, the only way would be to just plug enough things in to blow the fuse which might not be a good idea.
Maybe there's something simple and obvious I might have overlooked. I can't be the only one with a problem like that.
I can't fathom the possibility of a person making $400,000 in a couple of months and then complaining about some stupid childish shit like this.
Oh great, another one. Don't go off topic please? It's my college money, I can't just spend it all so I only bought some essentials like a decent bed, desk, new pc (ok, maybe that cost a bit too much), closet, some clothes, shoes etc. I also had to pay 1/4 of the new heating system which wasn't cheap. Not only that but I don't think any amount of proofing blocks out bass sounds which is the main problem..
why would you want to live with your parents when this is how you describe them
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your story is chopping and changing and making no sense and is more than fishy( no one makes 150k in a summer with no qualifications without doing something illegal or selling yourself), have you been to college before, have you dropped out before?
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Because I care about them? I hate watching this happen and am actually working hard to get mom on a diet. Doesn't mean they weren't great parents though and still aren't. It's just after mom retired, she's got super lazy and blames her metabolism, not her diet for putting on weight.
My story has never changed and is only choppy because I'm stupid enough to fall for trolling attempts and replying to off topic things all the time. And like I said earlier, yes I have.. dropped out on purpose.
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No, it's personal and unrelated. I'm only saying that the opportunity won't repeat itself.
Yeah that wouldn't be a good idea, and most likely your house is on a breaker system so when you exceed the Amp rating for your circuit in your room it will trip. Most bedroom circuits are 15A and 20A depending on the house and what the owners want. Also most bedrooms are on there own dedicated circuits so overloading yours will only trip your breaker. Also you don't want to plus in a ton of random things, but instead plug in appliances that use alot of amps and it's not something I'd do but it wont really be dangerous as that circuit breaker will trip when you pull in to much current.
As to your problem there's not much you can do other than moving out or getting used to it. Take for example I did 60 hour weeks for 6 weeks straight while managing fulltime college and I worked 6pm-6am 5 days a week. Well I had to sleep during the day and everyones up so what I did to drown out the noise is take a decent sized fan and have it blow air at a wall/ceiling and I got used to it that now it's hard for me to sleep without some sort of fan running.
Well, he's going to be the one who wakes up in his mid forties and realises he's living at home and caring for his elderly parents. That being said it's not a bad thing for you. Just be prepared for the ultimate annoyance when he gets the lions share of the inheritance (or the whole house) for being the son who was always around.
Exactly what I'm worried about. This is the main reason I don't want to move out! He has no conscience and he only cares about himself. He will just try to manipulate my parents into giving him most of the inheritance and wouldn't shy away from anything to make me look bad in their eyes.
So if I move out the most likely outcome would be slacking and using the parents till hes 40-50, then selling most of the inheritance so he could continue living that lifestyle -.-
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It's just that it happens sometimes without even trying too when too many appliances are plugged in. When it happens, someone just has to go turn the power back on from the electric box downstairs. Oh well..
And I already use the fan trick Only I leave my PC on but the fans aren't that loud. Doesn't help when the floor is shaking though..
Anyway, I think I'll try to get some sleep now, it seems to be quiet at the moment. Thank you all who tried to give advice and weren't just trolling or trying to interrogate me!
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Still not something to joke about, after learning the electrical code for 4 years and seeing what happens when people do something they have no experience with well it gets me going because it's serious shit. And yes electrical tape could work as well but still prone to error compared to a good ole splice cap. Plus you've got to remember someone on the internet might take that joke serious and try it. People need to respect electricity because the second you are handling something you've never worked with before, shit starts happening and its not pretty.