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The same law which makes gun recoil happen. If you fire a pistol in vacuum you would still get the same recoil or even stronger. The rocket engine fires a lot of gas molecules instead of bullets at much higher velocity than a bullet, which gives it the constant push/recoil

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There are cases when electricians working on the street to restore power get shocked by some house generator feeding power back to the grid.

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It can also be a hot water pipe, which gives out enough heat to protect the plant roots from freezing during winter.

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