Hey Chris, maybe YOU need to go back to elementary school and start over from there. I don't mean any disrepect, but it's clear that you are NOT getting it!!!!!!!! Even from a novice. it's clear that you don't know what you are talking about. At the expense of repeating what I and many of the others have said, in theory what you propose can work, but I doubt that any licensed electrician would sign off on that jury rigging as it is not legal, is not safe, is against NEC, and if something went wrong they could loose their license, and be held legally and financially responsible for any damages incurred. If you want to do stuff like that in your house, and you live alone, that's your business. If you have family or others living in the same house, or you live in an apartment complex or co-op it's the business of everyone there. You can play russian roulette with your own safety and property, but not others. Again what you propose is ridiculous and dangerous for those who don't know better, and may try to solve a problem in a pinch this way. I have done a very little bit of electrical work, but I make sure that what I do is to code or well beyond. I did a project years ago setting up a temporary rig for stand lights in an orchestra pit. It was over kill, but I used 12 gauge wire for each of the two main feeds as well as the branch circuits, even when there would have been less than 100 watts on the line. Because I was making use of old 2 conductor stage cable (from the old system) I ran an additional ground wire to each of the duplex boxes and the outlets as well. This would not have been "kosher" for a permanent installation, but was acceptable for a temporary set up that was used once a year for up to a month and then disassembled and stored.
If you want to gain any respect at all at this point, get over yourself and admit that you are wrong. If you are a knowledgeable electrician, you know that what you have suggested is unethical and dangerous.
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