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Electric shock path of current

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We all know not to touch a live (line) conductor, but how does the current flow to give an electric shock or perceived electric shock?

Conventional wisdom says its via resistance of the hands , skin and feet but we all wear thick rubber soles and could be on a carpet on a timber floor.

I have done test at 250v DC touching one probe while the other is connected to the MET the meter was unable to detect anything and i felt nothing but i would not try this with AC.

Therefore to me that leaves inductive and / or capacitive coupling.

Does anyone here have any explanation of this effect?

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    Some time ago I remember accidently touching the bare end of a live fuse in a 4 way extension lead I was upstairs in my bedroom standing with bare feet on a nylon carpet I never felt a thing which was lucky for me. The exact opposite happened years before I borrowed a metal cased HF receiver and put it in our outhouse rigged up a temporary areal to test it make sure it worked  as I was tuning my bare ankle touched a gas pipe I got a right belt and used some un ladylike language. The plug was wire correctly  so don't know why I got a shock  house was PME supply if that made any odds.

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    Some time ago I remember accidently touching the bare end of a live fuse in a 4 way extension lead I was upstairs in my bedroom standing with bare feet on a nylon carpet I never felt a thing which was lucky for me. The exact opposite happened years before I borrowed a metal cased HF receiver and put it in our outhouse rigged up a temporary areal to test it make sure it worked  as I was tuning my bare ankle touched a gas pipe I got a right belt and used some un ladylike language. The plug was wire correctly  so don't know why I got a shock  house was PME supply if that made any odds.

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