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human
When I move a light switch into a certain position in the middle, I can hear crackling. If left there long enough, would it start a fire?
gpt
The crackling you are hearing is most likely electricity arcing between a set of contacts. Depending on how the light switch is made it could generate enough heat to start a fire, or alternatively, if it doesn't start a fire the arcing could build up enough carbon and pitting to the point where the connection would be bad.