#xkcd 2848

[todays-xkcd]

Any electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.

Breaker Box [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[An open breaker box is shown. There are 26 labelled breakers, all of which are on, arranged in a 2 by 13 grid.]

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 [There are words that are too small to read on the left breaker's label.] The solution to the cryptogram below: / Gravity Bugs / Circuit breakers