Multimeter causing power to flicker

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Cousin tapped the two ends of the multimeter together and it caused the power in the whole house to flicker on and off. Everything. The multimeter wasn't connected to anything, he just touched the metal tips together and that's when the power messed up. Why did that happen?

[norman40]

Hi,

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A. Norman

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I'm sorry, I just figured you all would be the most informative and correct. I posted on other sites but no one seems to know. Thank you for your response.