it's a product used, our m.c. cable. metal clad cable, m.c. cable. it's what's used in commercial work. it's a tougher product. than the non-metallic cable. >> let's open it up and see what we got here. how many conductors? >> in this particular one there's four. >> show us what these conductors are. these are standards colors of different kinds of conductors. tell us what they are. >> let's start with the white conductor which is the grounded conductor or the neutral. the two hot wires are ungrounded conductors. the ones that will give you a shock. and the green one is the grounding conductor. it does not normally carry electricity. >> so the ground wire, or whatever you want to call it, is always green. is that right? that's right. >> and green may only be used for the grounding conductor and for no other color as white may only be used for the neutral or grounded conductor. and other colors may be used -- other colors other than white or green may be used. >> and those typically are black and red when you start. then if you have more conductors, y

you use the m.c. cable or 12-three, 12-2, the whole circuit. the computer or the microwave. >> so if you can probably do it, it sounds like putting in some kind of metal conduit-clad cable or something that will really reduce the interference. read for me what all these little things mean here. let's tip it up a little bit. >> priority a.w.g. 6-3 type s.o.o. w 600 volt sunlight and water resistant. >> which means what? >> it means it's a cord rather than a cable or wire. the cord is not to be used for permanent wiring. this is a cord that is designed for temporary power. >> it's a big cord. >> it is, it's 50 amp. >> what do they mean when they say primary? >> i don't know what it means. american wire gauge, the six is the size of the aware, the 3 is the three conductors, the type s.o.o.w., that's extra hard use cord. the w stand for wet. 600 volts is the volts it's good for and in the sun and underwater. it's 90 degrees centigrade-rated. it can run as high as 180 degrees without deterioration. this can get really hot. >> what would you use this

>> the so-called insider who, let's be honest, is probably m.c.s us that paul laz assistants have to carry around a tape recorder. what reason would paula abdul have to not trust her own conversations? >> good morning, paula abdul live in new york city. >> good morning, everybody. >> what are you looking forward to this he's son? >> how about a lot of you coming in? it's a wild party where you are. >> what's even stranger about that, they put that on her reality show. now, haters, anonymous insiders, just know that miss abdul prefers to take the high road. >> any publicity is good publicity. you've got to learn to eat it up and embrace it.

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