If sufficient current current passes through your heart it will either stop or go into fibrillation ... in either case you will quickly die.Since it must pass through your body, a basic safety rule when working with hot wires is "to keep one hand in your pocket". That is, don't allow yourself to be grounded by one hand (or wet feet for that matter) if your other hand should happen to touch a hot wire.most of this answer is right, but only in a category of high voltage. the reason why you get electrocuted is because water is one of the best conductors. if you put two wires on the carpet it will not burn, heat up (unless the wires are touching) or get electrocuted. but a wet carpet will surely get electrocuted. with humans being 80% water, we are good conductor. a human is a better ground than the ground. but if you touch a positive wire while connected to the ground, you will be electrocuted. if you touch a negative wire while connected to the ground you will not be electrocuted.but if you touch a positive or negative wire while not touching the ground you will not be electrocutedbut if you touch a positive and negative wire, on or off the ground you will be electrocuted.the ground is negatively charged, and when connected to the ground, so are you.positive and negative electrons react to each other, and touching both of them to a conductive material (such as yourself) allows them to do that. and your brain communicates with your organs with electricity, which is why your heart can stop.
The ground pin of the electric plug was likely not properly connected or functioning, which resulted in the worker being electrocuted. It's essential to ensure all electrical connections are secure and correctly grounded to prevent such accidents from occurring. Additionally, workers should use tools equipped with safety features, such as insulated handles, when working near electrical sources.
NO.i saw a programme on telly where they simulated a lightning strike on top of a car. the charge went round the frame and into the rubber tyres that were in touch with the ground. 2 people were sat in it and were ok. i daresay it may be different if your windows were down and you were touching the outer bodywork??
Electrocuted means to be killed by electric shock. Electrified would actually be like making a wire or piece of metal or something of the like charged with electricity, but most people use the word the wrong way, and they mean it as: to be shocked.
If the voltage and amperage are strong enough yes. That's why you can be electrocuted
you have to be incontact with the ground to get electrocuted!
If you are in contact with the ground then yes, you would be.
If you touch something of high voltage and you are not touching the ground or anything made of metal, you most likely won't be electrocuted.
No, In order for elecricity to travel it needs a ground unless the flying object is touching the ground or is connected in some way it should be uneffective
Electric shock is to electrocuted as burned is to cremated. Electric shock is the same as electrocuted, except that electrocuted has actually induced death; to kill by electric shock.
Neila was almost electrocuted when her crock pot shorted out.
Usually refers to a person or animal that has had or risks having electricity passed through it (usually unintentionally). "He just got electrocuted" "If you keep poking that you're going to get electrocuted" "The poor thing stepped on the third rail and was electrocuted"
If sufficient current current passes through your heart it will either stop or go into fibrillation ... in either case you will quickly die.Since it must pass through your body, a basic safety rule when working with hot wires is "to keep one hand in your pocket". That is, don't allow yourself to be grounded by one hand (or wet feet for that matter) if your other hand should happen to touch a hot wire.most of this answer is right, but only in a category of high voltage. the reason why you get electrocuted is because water is one of the best conductors. if you put two wires on the carpet it will not burn, heat up (unless the wires are touching) or get electrocuted. but a wet carpet will surely get electrocuted. with humans being 80% water, we are good conductor. a human is a better ground than the ground. but if you touch a positive wire while connected to the ground, you will be electrocuted. if you touch a negative wire while connected to the ground you will not be electrocuted.but if you touch a positive or negative wire while not touching the ground you will not be electrocutedbut if you touch a positive and negative wire, on or off the ground you will be electrocuted.the ground is negatively charged, and when connected to the ground, so are you.positive and negative electrons react to each other, and touching both of them to a conductive material (such as yourself) allows them to do that. and your brain communicates with your organs with electricity, which is why your heart can stop.
Yes.
Squirrels don't get electrocuted on power lines because they don't provide a path to ground for the electricity to flow through their bodies. Their body doesn't complete the circuit like a human would if they touched a power line and the ground simultaneously. Additionally, a squirrel's body is naturally insulated by fur, which helps protect them from electric shocks.
There is no path for current to flow from the wires to the ground, through the bird. It is possible that touching two wires could cause current to flow, but the individual wires are usually far apart.
Yes. Yes they can.