He had a skin condition called vitiligo. Which is white patches all over the body. It's very common in all races. He chose to bleach his skin (white) to match these patches. Although there is a topical medicine that can be prescribed to help this.
Overloading an electrical socket could cause an extreme build up of energy and can cause a spark or even a huge fire in your house or any type of place. The minimal risk is that if the socket is overloaded it could damage the appliance plugged in to the socket.
If revealing your piercings during travel is unacceptable, wear nonmetallic jewelry. Quality metal body jewelry is non-ferromagnetic and will not set off the large walk-through metal detectors. ... You can still wear your metal piercing jewelry when you travel, and the TSA will not ask you to remove them.