Quote Originally Posted by Jacques#1 View Post
The other is something that i did a few years ago to prove that you need earth to get electrocuted. I put a few planks on the floor, with a roll of silicone wire, had my safety shoes on. Climbed on the pile with a live wire in my hand, the other end in a plug. Told the guy to switch on the circuit.....nothing, didnt feel squat, proving (to me anyway, in a weird way), that electricity flows to earth, and wont sit in a general mass or something like the sort. I wont try this with anything over 500VAC though
Correct. As you have proved for yourself you need to be earthed to get shocked. BUT dam dude you got big balls. This must have been after a bottle of Jack Daniels and a dare from your mate. Clearly your wife was not around or you would have had testicular swelling from her slapping you, trying to prevent you from your dangerous curiosity. Now that I think about it, it’s actually a good thing she was not there. If she was and she slapped your loins while you were touching the wires she would earth, shocking both of you and leaving you with boiled eggs.