I did the hairpin in socket trick too...LOL!
I was a little smarter than that, I found an electric switch that had a couple of 6inch wire leads coming out of it . Stuck the wire leads into the wall outlet then flipped the switch on/off real quick , folks couldn't figure out why the kept blowing fuses on all the different circuits in the house. :^)
I shook baby powder on the linoleum floor and slid in my socks.