Sticking ur hand into the wires of a lightswitch
 

Ok if u were to unscrew the cover that goes over a lightswitch and stick ur fingers in (very deep) what would u feel? The lightswitch is in working order but not on if it matters. I did this a long time ago when I was a kid but cant remember what kind of shock I felt. I remember that I felt a shock but i dont remember how painful it was. Im very interested, and am thinking of doing it again depending on the results.

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i think you should pass on this one.

go find a nice whore and stick your fingers in her instead.

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Well if it didnt kill you when you were a kid, why not try it again?

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

also sticking your hand in the wire box wont do anything you need to unscrew the murret (little colour coded plastic caps) and touch where the wires meet. also wearing shoes might be a good idea

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

also sticking your hand in the wire box wont do anything you need to unscrew the murret (little colour coded plastic caps) and touch where the wires meet. also wearing shoes might be a good idea

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This is the type of response I was looking for. thanks. Not sure on my play tho.

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

also sticking your hand in the wire box wont do anything you need to unscrew the murret (little colour coded plastic caps) and touch where the wires meet. also wearing shoes might be a good idea

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This is the type of response I was looking for. thanks. Not sure on my play tho.

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for what reason would you do this? are you a cutter?

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

also sticking your hand in the wire box wont do anything you need to unscrew the murret (little colour coded plastic caps) and touch where the wires meet. also wearing shoes might be a good idea

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im pretty sure wetness doesnt matter, but if im wrong, please explain?

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In theory water is neutral but in reality all water has electrolytes that conduct electricity better than the human body.

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In theory water is neutral but in reality all water has electrolytes that conduct electricity better than the human body.

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that plus our skin is not a great conductor.
when wet, all the oil/salt on our skin makes us great conductors.

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Playing around with electricity is one of the dumbest things you can do.

The human race does not need you any longer sir.

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Weird timing. So I have this small reading lamp beside my bed. The bulb burnt out a while ago and I haven’t gotten around to getting a new one. Last night I was mindlessly fiddling with it while I was watching a movie or something and I subconsciously stuck my finger far enough in the socket to get a nice buzz. Nothing painful, but scared the hell out of me. lol, that's my story.

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In theory water is neutral but in reality all water has electrolytes that conduct electricity better than the human body.

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that plus our skin is not a great conductor.
when wet, all the oil/salt on our skin makes us great conductors.

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i know how water works, i was saying one not need be wet to be dead

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my dad has a shed with an uncovered light switch. i have shocked myself with that [censored] several times.

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YSSCKY

But based on your post, I think you already are.

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

also sticking your hand in the wire box wont do anything you need to unscrew the murret (little colour coded plastic caps) and touch where the wires meet. also wearing shoes might be a good idea

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shoes don't do [censored] if your looking at getting enough amperes through your body to kill you, so if you doing for the sake of getting shocked, get shocked, and dont wear the shoes.

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and am thinking of doing it again

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IDIOT?!?!?!?

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Let Darwinism work its magic.

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It hurts like hell but is harmless unless you got issues with your heart.

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Sticking your hand into the wire box where the fuses belong is a VERY bad idea. Don't do it.

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You need to take a basic course in electricity. The chances of it going through your body (thus through your heart) is multiplied many times by not wearing shoes.

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

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Are you implying that higher voltage is more likely to kill you?

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if you live in north America you are on 120V circuit you feel a mild buzz and shock and maybe a tingle for a few minutes. you can get zapped just for fun without doing any serious damage (as long as you are not wet) if you live in Europe or elsewhere chances are you have a 220V circuit then its a painful zap which would leave the affected area pretty sore for a few hours, death or serious injury is much more likely in this scenario if you mess around.

also sticking your hand in the wire box wont do anything you need to unscrew the murret (little colour coded plastic caps) and touch where the wires meet. also wearing shoes might be a good idea

[/ QUOTE ]Can't believe no one has caught this yet. Basic physics... voltage has nothing to do with how much damage it will cause you. It depends on the amperage.

How badly you get electricuted depends on the strength of the connection between you to the socket and you to the ground. If you're standing on the ground without shoes and touching it with your bare hand, you will probably die. Unless there is some sort of safety mechanism, which there is in most households. Circuit breakers and fuses prevent you from getting electricuted too badly. There might be limitations on the power coming into the house, but there's probably still enough to kill you.

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You need to take a basic course in electricity. The chances of it going through your body (thus through your heart) is multiplied many times by not wearing shoes.

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you are going to be grounded by the lightbox anyway. I don't think it will matter much.

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Can't believe no one has caught this yet. Basic physics... voltage has nothing to do with how much damage it will cause you. It depends on the amperage.

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I caught it, I just wanted to make sure he wasn't talking about something unrelated to voltage that just happened to make European outlets more dangerous. He was mostly saying that higher voltage is more painful, which is correct.

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There might be limitations on the power coming into the house, but there's probably still enough to kill you.

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the minimum amperage required for death is much less than 1 amp. ive seen 1 milliamp stated as enough to kill you. common residential circuits in the US have 20amp breakers.