Bud-- wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote:
Went back to the summer camp. Just simply can't get the shower to
shock. Yes, took off a shoe and sock, and put the wet foot on the
metal drain. Tried everything we could think of, and can't get
the shower to shock.

Another possibility is 'mass hysteria'. One person thinks they feel a
shock and others, who then have an expectation, can 'feel' one.
....

True, and except for the fact he actually was able to measure a
potential difference and (iirc) feel it himself initially, I'd think it
a higher probability...

But, again, since it's a public facility, caution is the word of the day...

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