Cross My Wires and Hope To--- BBZZZZZAAAT!!!!

Insects may have been harmed during the writing of this post.

 

Up until recently, I had no idea how to wire anything unless I had taken it apart previously for fun. Thanks to my dad, I now confirmed that Electricians have a required ability to see colors.

Electrical Wiring is COLOR CODED 

(Color coded). There are some technical bits of "12/2" or "18/4".

Allow me to shed some light (get it?) on this matter. The first number is the size, the second is the amount of wires within the larger wire.
Now on the basic level of wires, you have the Ground wire (rhymes with Brown), and you have a White wire, then you have the Green wire.
I haven't finished learning all the business, but I do love my colors.
Next you have a Black wire, and then a Red wire. These allow you to alternate switches. What does "alternate" mean? Let's just say it gives you a choice.

In order to correctly wire switches and outlets, all you need to do is match up the wires to the correct colors and VIOLA! 
You're on your merry way to becoming the next Dr. Phil


So why is this important? Well I'll tell you! You need to know this so you can mess with people in the future.

Just make sure the power is off before you start messing with all of the wires. Or else you might very well end up like the next Dr. Phil...

Til next time, dear reader.

~ArchiTalmud