You might have been very well hydrated so the current went through the
water!

Brian

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On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:02:44 +0100, Andy Bennet wrote:

On 29/03/2021 23:32, soup wrote:
Many have had a 'belt' from domestic 240Volt wiring through bad luck,
bad judgment or plain stupidity .
Whilst a shock from 240V CAN kill how often does that actually happen
and how many just get thrown across the room into a foetal position
whimpering and crying until the arm unknots and the tingling feeling
goes away.

Been there done that - once!
When I was about 8 years old I had a crystal set and thought I needed a
longer aerial on it to get better reception. Had seen pylons with wires
on them supplying electricity so thought that would be a lovely aerial!.
Went to mains socket in bedroom with metal meccano screwdiver in one
hand, bare wire to plug into socket in other. Pushed down the earth
shutter with screwdriver and inserted bare wire into now open shuttered
pin. I now know the difference between live and neutral! Seriously
thought I was going to die. Been extreemly cautious ever since and never
had another belt from the mains!

I had a not dissimilar experience. I'd been given a mains radio, one
where the DC was obtained simply by directly rectifying the incoming
mains with no isolation, i.e. chassis connected to neutral etc.
Unbeknown to me, the previous owner had managed to reverse the live
and neutral wires in the plug, which meant the chassis was always
live. I was aware from crystal set experience that an 'earth' was a
'good thing', so I attached a wire to the chassis and dangled it out
of the bedroom window. Downstairs and outside, the plan was to attach
it to the rising water main. But I couldn't quite reach the dangling
wire without stretching up with one hand and holding onto said rising
main with the other hand for support. OUCH! I suppose I was lucky,
because that was the classic situation for electrocution, from one
hand to the other right across the heart. Being off-balance at the
time did mean immediate disconnection as I dropped down, which
probably saved me.

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