Sticking ur hand into the wires of a lightswitch

[kipin]

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

The human race does not need you any longer sir.

[Keyser.]

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.

[mostsmooth]

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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

[astroglide]

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

[dlk9s]

YSSCKY

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

[Riskwise]

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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.

[j_gomberski]

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and am thinking of doing it again

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IDIOT?!?!?!?

[Banks2334]

Let Darwinism work its magic.

[Karakaz]

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

[Karakaz]

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