Can 120 Volts Kill You?

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The phrase “It’s only 120v! It can’t kill you!” has been around for years, and many veteran electricians don’t think twice about working live 120-volt circuits. But, in today’s episode of Electrician U, Dustin shares with us some electrical safety tips and shows us what 120v can do to the body!
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In the construction industry we hear that phrase frequently. In lieu of turning off the power to something to be worked on, we will tend to leave the breaker on and just work it live. Whether it’s machismo, laziness, or even fear of our employer demanding we just do it is no reason NOT to turn off a circuit(s) and do it safely. For most circumstances, there is no reason not to de energize a circuit! No one should work on live electrical circuitry unless they have been properly trained in how to do it AND have the proper PPE in place. If you don’t have the proper training and proper PPE/tools, the risk of electrical shock and electrocution rises dramatically.
There is a difference between the terms Shock and Electrocution. Shock is defined as “a sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body”. Electrocution is defined as “the injury or killing of someone by electric shock”. Another common misconception is that it is not the voltage, but rather the current that kills. In fact, it is the resistance from your body introduced into an electrical circuit that does it. The resistance the body offers differs depending on which body part you introduce into the circuit. Entering and leaving through a finger, while definitely not feeling great, PROBABLY wont kill you as there are no major organs in the path and the resistance is low. But, if you were to have electricity pass from one arm to the other, your heart and lungs are in that path, making for a very dangerous situation!
10ma of current can cause ventricular fibrillation in the human heart and current above 10ma can cause skin burns or death. Given that the amperages we work on are well above that amount, you can start to see the seriousness of working on live circuits. Also, wet skin is more conductive than dry skin. Since most of us sweat while we are working, that means our skin is usually not completely dry. And since the internal portion of our body is mostly fluid, having electricity run through it is very dangerous. Water by itself is not a great conductor. Start adding minerals/electrolytes to it and it becomes very conductive. In Dustin's example, 120v introduced into regular water didn’t result in anything happening. But when electrolytes were added we saw a rise in current flow and the water even started to boil. When he introduced 120v to the chicken (to simulate the muscles within the human body), we could see the damage almost instantly!

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@James-dt7ky Год назад

Worst shock I ever had was 90 Vdc through both arms. Felt like someone hit me in the chest with a sledge hammer. I thought I had the power switched off but there was another source. ALWAYS check with a meter for power first.

@blizzington4528 Год назад

I always tell people DC hurts way worse than AC at least imo

@James-dt7ky Год назад

@@blizzington4528 That was nasty. I thought I was dead. It happened 37 years ago and I'll never forget it.

@hamburbers Год назад

@@James-dt7ky dc hurts worse at lower voltage and less at higher voltage. Weird how it works. I'd prefer a 120vac shock over a 90vdc shock...but I'd prefer a 10kvdc shock (been there) over a 10kvac shock (wouldn't be here) any day of the week.

@beachbums2008 Год назад

Yes dc power latches onto a person. Ac current does do the same thing

@davegibson4255 Год назад

Please go back and read my comments on the to twist or not to twist!!!!!!!!

@williamguido7190 Год назад

Would’ve liked to see the reading on the multimeter using saline as the one used in IVs. I noticed that the amount of electrolytes used in water was random and this could’ve render a hypertonic solution, while saline has the same electrolyte concentration as blood and bodily fluids. This could affect the readings in the first experiment.

@TheTubejunky Год назад

Realistically NO ONE TURNS OFF THE MAIN PANEL FOR A BREAKER REPLACEMENT. It's not necessary if you know how to stay safe and have the correct PPE. Service work however is frowned upon, but many do it live at times. With no OVERCURRENT protection it's another ball game.

@supercooldude824 Год назад

It’s not about the voltage rather about how you are shocked if you are zapped through your hand or something it’s not a big deal but if the voltage runs through your heart it could easily kill you an example of that would be grabbing a hot with your right hand and grabbing the neutral with the left the power will flow through your heart

@fisforfriendship6093 Год назад

unless your grabbing just the insulation that should be safe. electrons only flow through conductors at that voltage

@supercooldude824 Год назад

@@fisforfriendship6093 yeah should’ve specified that’s what I meant

@truth5396 Год назад

So what you’re saying is if I’m dehydrated I should be good 🤔 (just kidding obviously🤣)

@igfoobar Год назад

They say "120 stings, 240 hurts, 480 kills" but as the video points out, it's all about where it goes. Working hot when you don't have to is just dumb.

@BearStar1 Год назад

As a State Licensed Journeyman Electrician/ Sub Contractor with over 55 years in the trade mostly Residential and some light Commercial, I have been shocked by 120 VAC numerous times and it just sort of buzzes and tingles for a fraction of a second usually with just my fingertips of one hand only . When I was a Apprentice back in IL in '66, I was on a 6' ladder working on the splices in a J Box in the basement of a new house being built and got shocked on one phase of a 220 VAC Branch Circuit going to a Clothes Dryer circuit. It knocked me Off the Ladder and the fall on my rear end and back hurt more than the actual shock did !

@throttlebottle5906 Год назад

as a lazy new construction sparky (mid 1990's) I did majority of all finish install live, too lazy to play in the panel. but it was often not even finished/labeled out, sometimes still no stairs to basement yet! yeah helter-skelter disorganized overall construction levels. but I would slip now and then, taking it hand to hand all too often, fortunately calloused hands and high body resistance made it minimal. now in my aged even lazier years, I feel it a bit more. but what always gets me the worst in and out the same finger/back of them where soft skin and sweaty. over the years I have lit up plenty of incandescent bulbs via my fingers. even crazy enough to have wired live in flooded basements from ankle to chest deep.(probably would have expired me, if I got zapped)

@dannydropsda8616 9 месяцев назад

I do industrial

@climbingnurse Год назад

As both a DIYer and a guy who worked as an ER nurse for 16 years, thank you for making this video. I hope people watch and take your advice.

@djlane522 Год назад

Get a licensed professional to do electrical work

@climbingnurse Год назад

@@djlane522 I tried that. And I was horrified by the work they did. I do a better job myself.

@fredastaire6156 Год назад

@@climbingnurse I agree 100% Piss poor contractors, piss poor service...expensive mistake!

@yesteryearr Год назад

Love those little transitions. Feel like I'm watching Bill Nye 😂 Great video man!

@ElectricianU Год назад

This is the best compliment we’ve ever received. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend

@Voo504Doo Год назад

The thing is bill nye is a clown who regurgitates whatever the mainstream textbooks say AKA rockefellers

@jimthannum7151 Год назад

👍Excellent educational video, something that every DIYer NEEDS to see, and dispels the myth 120 volts will not kill you. I especially liked your illustrations on where electricity can flow through through the body and do the most damage. As a DIYer, your channel is excellent and has taught me how to do things correctly and most importantly, to know your limitations and call in a licensed electrician. Keep up the great work for both professional electricians and the accident prone DIY community.

@gabakusa Год назад

$20 hourly rate? Are you out of your mind ? My hourly rate is $130 here in ohio If you are going to make $20 hourly rate drive for uber haha

@conleykat Год назад

Back when I was about 4 years old (56 years ago) we had a refrigerator plugged into a ceiling light socket and you had to pull the light string to turn the electricity off from the refrigerator before you could even touch it. One day I went to open it and the light was still turned on and as soon as grabbed the handle it brought me off the floor. I commented on a video earlier that if my brother hadn't of been there to get my mom I probably wouldn't be here now and someone commented back and said 120v wouldn't have killed me. My brother said my body was sticking straight out.

@WTFUSERNAM44 9 месяцев назад

120V can kill a adult never mind a child. Sounds like the fridge was improperly grounded making you tied to direct ground. The worst case for an electrical shock.

@conleykat 9 месяцев назад

@@WTFUSERNAM44 I don't know who hooked it up unless it was the landlord. I was blessed that my brother was there and saw me and ran and got my mom or I wouldn't be here today. I still remember that day. I had Angels watching over me that day for sure.

@BearStar1 Год назад

The hardest Electrical Shock that I ever got was from my Dad's Electric Fence to keep the horses in their pastures ! In the barn lot there was a 10' gate that allowed my Dad to let the horses out into the larger pastures. He had strung a electric line above the gate to continue the circuit to the fence on the other side of the gate. I was on the gate while it was closed and I was climbing over the gate and my forehead touched that wire above the gate and it knocked me off of the gate ! Son-of-gun, that hurt like Hell !!

@manguydude287 Год назад

I did the same thing once. I bumped the wire with the metal button on top of my ball cap and it felt like getting kicked in the head. I have never been shocked like that by anything

@WTFUSERNAM44 9 месяцев назад

Electric fences are super high voltage but low current. You can feel them because the high voltage pushes the current through you easily but the low current means damage is impossible. No one wants to damage their cattle after all. Animal fences can be from ~700V to 6,000V.

@RVwithTito Год назад

Enjoyed the video. Been shocked with DC once working on avionics equipment. It felt like someone grabbed me really hard. I seized up, jumped back, then turned around to see who the hell did that...nobody there.

@hmoobmikah 9 месяцев назад

It was a ghost.

@joshualinker5800 Год назад

Might be worth noting that while your body does in fact become the load, you're also a rather resistive load in that example. A fun thing you can do is grab a multimeter, set it to resistance and grab each lead with each hand. A good meter with a few significant digits can tell you your own impedance (your skin has a capacitive effect that can vary, so we like to call it impedance rather than simple resistance). With known voltage of whatever circuit you're working with... those two variables can tell you how much current would pass through you in the same path.

@markchidester6239 Год назад

Yes. It takes a good meter. I did just that when I was a kid. The cheep radio shack meter didn't read that many ohms. A Fluke did.

@bernsfindsandmore7636 Год назад

What I do instead of going back and forth, I grab one of my blink cameras and point/focus it to the outlet that I plugged in my 3 light tester and watch it on my phone as I am turning off breakers. As soon as it turns off, I go in and perform final check before taking out. Has saved me so much time of going out and in until I hit the right breaker.

@gradyrm237 Год назад

Oh yeah. And I got shocked....yada yada yada. Electricians get shocked. Plumbers get wet.

@alphasaiyan5760 Год назад

This is one of the best videos you’ve done lately 👍

@PlayNowWorkLater Год назад

Agree!

@RJFerret Год назад

I was in an attic, not macho just not thinking, ended up with BX cable in one hand and live in the other, of course couldn't let go, managed to kick off the ceiling to push my body off, thankfully didn't get overly burned, but had nerve damage and numbness in one thumb/hand for about a year. Doesn't matter how much volts/amps, it's free to turns stuff off and double-check, it's costly to have impacts.

@usa5439 Год назад

💯 better to spend an extra 5mins turning off and checking stuff

@timwilson3150 Год назад

DANGER: Do Not Touch! Not Only Will This Kill You, It Will Hurt The Whole Time You’re Dying.”

@K2teknik. Год назад

Can 120 Volts Kill You? Yes. Can 240 Volts Kill You? Yes. Can 24 Volts Kill You? Yes. Can 5 Volts Kill You? Yes. You can turn the question around like: Can you survive 120 Volts? Yes. Can you survive 240 Volts? Yes. Can you survive 24 Volts? Yes. Can you survive 5 Volts? Yes. As your lawyer will say: I all depend...... What kills you is the current through vital bodyparts, so the point of entry and exit of the current matters, as well as what ever resistance your have on your skin at that point in time, as well at the voltage.

@willschultz5452 Год назад

Have any of you ever played the game "operation"? That's how careful you have to be working on live circuits😆

@marktony4842 Год назад

Omw to work electrical apprentice 2nd month

@grandpanate_yt6953 Год назад

While your getting started, learn how to manage money as well, you're in a good trade to earn good money. I'm an IMT electrician, and I've done 3 years of commercial, 2 years certified apprentice. Learning how to manage money while you're getting paid like shit and working your ass off until you get you're liscence will pay in the long run.

@jhoughjr1 Год назад

I’m an unemployed EE but the above gives good advice

@JustTravellingRound Год назад

Dont need to lockout tag out if your doing it live 😂 but im jk , i understand young elecrticians we need to know PPE ! Ive been hit a few times to say the least , some were def not fun.. Blisters.. Pain..😢

@Cymaphore Год назад

Thank you for demonstrating it and making people aware why 2-pole voltage tester, insulated tools and 1000V protective wear are mandatory. So good to see some reason about safe working for a change. Thank you!

@christopherderrick2923 Год назад

Worst injury I got was when I was trouble shooting a 277 light. Trying to figure out why it wasn't working when connected. Well helper hit the switch hot wire hit metal grid and now I have a scar on my left hand as a reminder.

@beachbums2008 Год назад

You said lockout,tag out test the system but you forgot to say try out. I've seen alot of circuits bypassed and not upgrade on the blueprints,schematics etc. Just my opinion

@PSwayBeats Год назад

Went to the continued education you don't got anything for Chicago or just Illinois please put something up I do want to learn

@monteglover4133 Год назад

I’m a retired industrial electrician and enjoy your content it is one of the best on RU-vid. They used to make a hotdog cooker that had metal pins you put in each end of the hotdog shut the lid and plugged it in to cook the hotdogs.? 110 can hurt you I have marks on my arm from long ago from an very old metal cased drill shorting out!

@TheTubejunky Год назад

Why isn't there a faraday suit that you wear to carry current outside of the body instead of through it? Seems like a fool proof safety ppe.

@JTRipper420 10 месяцев назад

I just accidentally grabbed 120 Vac the other day while messing with vacuum tubes, made my arms lock up and start to shake kinda hard but I let go of it within a second so I was fine just kinda scared me more than anything.

@RyanFord-p8i 6 месяцев назад

I accidentally touch a 30amp breaker today straight tingle up my arm scared the shit out of today

@chaseSCZ Год назад

Worst shock/burn I've ever had was from a 2.2kV MOT, went to ground through my feet and almost blew my fingers off. Very dangerous stuff

@marcgaskett Год назад

In Australia we work with 230/415V in standard electrical installations and sparkies here don’t carry non electrical rated tools e.g. pliers/screwdrivers etc. ours are always rated to 1000V and we rarely work ‘live’, the question is though, why as an electrical worker would you ever carry non insulated tools? It’s just good practice if anything to use them always

@Enlightn76 Год назад

The same reason I don't wear a hard hat if there are no overhead hazards, don't wear hi-vis vests if I'm not doing road work don't wear safety toe boots if I'm in a finished occupied residence. Proper tools for the proper scenario.

@martf1061 Год назад

I got stuck on 120v. Was holding one thing in both hands and couldnt open then to let go. The only thing i could do was to jump off the ladder. I was on the 10th step of a 12step ladder.. Broke my back on the floor.

@4309chris Год назад

great channel

@okaro6595 Год назад

In Europe nobody considers the mains voltage safe. The problem of thinking that something is safer is that one thinks it is safe.

@cliffcorson4000 Год назад

I was replacing some troffer lights at a store and had the power cut off for the fixtures Some goofball wired another set of fixtures through same conduits and when I moved the one fixture there was a huge pop and sparking from the conduit as they didn't shield the wires

@zackd7980 Год назад

Part of the issue with shocking a heart is the timing when the shock is delivered. When people are shocked into regular rhythms shocks are delivered at specific intervals on the cardiac cycle to avoid what is called R on T phenomenon. Basically there are labels applied to the cardiac electrical cycle and if you deliver a voltage during the hearts resetting of that cycle it will cause a deadly arrhythmia Ventricular fibrillation.

@ST3ADYxKICKS Год назад

I got shocked by 120 fairly recently and was surprised by how tame it was. It just sorta vibrated my hand and didn’t hurt at all

@christiangrindrod4780 Год назад

Had that before, also had 120 rock me. Depends on the load and other factors

@usa5439 Год назад

If you got shocked then you made a mistake somewhere. Use it as a lesson to be extra careful next time.

@PlayNowWorkLater Год назад

11:48 Best laugh! You are so into this project. Hahaha. The things we do for science

@adilla7423 3 месяца назад

people who get shocked and have tingle sensation from your nerves, by ALA ( Alpha LIpioc Acid) there two types of ALA make sure its the one i said and Its R-ALA. and buy Benfotiamine , take 600 mg of Benfotiamine and 1800 mg of R-ALA . these are antioxiandants especially for your nerves and nerve repair , depending on your case of severity will affect the amount of time to heal. take on empty stomachs. Soon as you take it you defiantly feel better and no side effects.

@S30Build Год назад

Volts dont kill you, amps do.

@thespencerowen Год назад

Not true, fast forward to 6 minutes into the video, he talks about this myth

@BillyD Год назад

Were any chickens harmed in this video?

@yesteryearr Год назад

Buddy, there's a DEAD ASS chicken leg on the table 😂😂😂

@ElectricianU Год назад

😂

@felipea1844 Год назад

What long sleeve shirts, and clothing (insulating materials) can Electrician Helpers and Electricians wear to avoid or to lessen shock, and electrocution?

@marcgaskett Год назад

If you want to really ‘suit up’ against electrical current then you more or less need an insulated bomb suit. Typically though, wear cotton or wool as opposed to nylon clothing, the nylon will literally melt onto your skin if you’re hooked up, I speak as an Australian though and we don’t work with 120V, our standard is 240V

@theTaterSalad 4 месяца назад

In my experience 120 felt like a weak taser, 240 about made me do a jumping jack on top of a 14 footer (3 points of contact obviously)

@wilburrrrr742 Год назад

Very good. You said all the right things. (but I know you're gonna do it anyway cuz we all do) What a waste of wings! When is was a young buck, had an old timer that would lick his thumb and index finger and that was his "voltage tester". 😮 crazy old bastard probably lived to 100

@kiwioffgrid2437 3 месяца назад

I get shocked daily with 120 volts here in the Phillipines. Yes too .... to turn off the mains.

@kribywood9298 5 месяцев назад

Back in 1965 I was doing a little experiments with a extension cord from the from Atlanta but I did was I stuck to one part into the wall and twist two wires and stuff in my ear and I got a result 120 volt went through my my head

@elijahrector2168 Год назад

I feel like you’re obligated legally to say to turn off breakers otherwise you’ll be sued or something when some dummy shocks themselves. I work live all the time right gloves right tools, right know how, you’ll be fine. Just like riding motorcycles is dangerous for maybe someone who’s never rode on them much. But if you know how to and wear helmet/follow safety rules. You’ll be fine.

@6oJ6e 14 дней назад

I love the "dont work safe when it's not safe" at the end. Genius, that's hilarious at. 16:45

@Hunterteacher 8 месяцев назад

As a teenager, I went to a "hog club" meeting with my dad. It was put on by a representative of the ag department of the provincial government. An animal sciences professor from the agriculture faculty of a local university was there to talk about swine health. One of the producers at the meeting brought a sick pig for the meeting. The bespectacled, scholarly professor opened his briefcase and pulled out an extension cord from his briefcase. The female end was replaced with small booster cable clamps. He attached one of the clamps to the pig's flank and the other to the ear on the opposite side of the body. The pig hit the floor as soon as the professor powered up the cord. He allowed the current to flow for a short while and then proceeded to do a dissection in front of a group of hog farmers, talking his way through the diseased organs of the pig. Electricity kills!

@BearStar1 Год назад

What type of Newspaper do Electricians read ? The Ones with Current events ! LOL😂🤣

@beachbums2008 Год назад

As an electrician do you send your high voltage gloves out to get tested as far as pinholes, etc. Just curious

@AnActualCoconut Год назад

Where I work they require you switch them out every 6months

@ssaraccoii Год назад

Simple answer: Google the famous Presto Hot Dogger. ‘Nuff said.

@brianjonker510 Год назад

SAF Thousands of careless guys and thousands of stupid kids have been shocked by 120 every year and learned a good life lesson.

@edge1289 Год назад

As a power lineman I’ve direct handle 20 Kv with proper PPE for over 4 decades. I don’t work 120 volts hot. As a kid I got 277 across my thumb and index finger, not fun. When I was a young apprentice lineman, we were taught that it only took a 1/10th of an amp to be fatal.

@markchidester6239 Год назад

So what you are saying is that if your electrolytes are low, it is safe to make toast while taking a bath. Just kidding This was cool, thanks for posting!

@bryankovar2930 Год назад

3 wraps of 3m electrical tape is good for 120v. You can take that to the bank, or the hospital.

@jro21 3 месяца назад

I got shocked by 120 bunch of times you’ll live

@noferblatz Год назад

I worked as an electrician for many years, and it's very hard to kill yourself with 120V. Yes, if you're standing in water. Yes, if you can't get away when you contact 120V. And for 220V and up, you can definitely shock yourself to death easily.

@jhoughjr1 Год назад

Yeah I’ve been bit by 120 and imagine double that would not be something I’m gonna try.

@susanhershey7107 9 месяцев назад

So do you still use the insulated tools on non-energized circuits "just in case" or do you only ever use them on live circuits?

@Impossible_Fishy Год назад

I’ve measured 120v with my multimeter on current once, thankfully didn’t get shocked. Have has some run ins with rf burns though, very quite painful.

@throttlebottle5906 Год назад

I can attest, RF burns hurt every bad and that's very low level burns... I nuked a finger tip before at 1KW carrier, it was equivalent of being stabbed with an hot knife being twisted around endlessly for a week or more. likely it needed cut/cleaned at hospital(nope). I didn't/wont do that again!

@timskiff9422 Год назад

277v was the worst jolt i ever got, lighting circuit 12 feet up, no fun.

@HumilityListens Год назад

You put so much quality into your videos man

@alexanderquilty5705 Год назад

I know it doesn’t really matter, but be careful using that mil unit(I know he wrote “mills” and that he means milli-), it could be confused by some with the unit “mil/mils” which is 1/1000’th of an INCH. It’s used in PCB board design and layout to get different precise distances between components.

@adammiller7236 Год назад

Not a problem in the developed world

@JosephVespa-ve6zi 11 месяцев назад

I was working at McDonald's and was told to clean the grill up and got electrocuted doing it

@VLE-Grimace 6 месяцев назад

Am I crazy or does bro kinda look a little bit like Adam Copeland/Edge??

@deej19142 Год назад

This reminds me of a friend that used to cook hotdogs at work using a 1/4-20 bolt on each end of the hotdog wired to an extension cord. It worked...I guess.

@jupiterblue3227 Год назад

lmboo

@PacRimElectric Год назад

MY MAN! with that TOOL screen saver

@ElectricianU Год назад

#toolarmy

@martf1061 Год назад

5:00 Please stop using this "diminishing" tone when citing others.

@adamlewellen5081 Год назад

Tickled by a buss bar a few times... Not fun........

@rodneyespinosa7455 Год назад

lmao, or just line to ground, do the work then go turn the breaker back on lol

@tylersheehy3918 Год назад

i got shocked by 120 in 2010 my fault

@jacksonnra1856 Год назад

If it could there'd be 300 less comments in this section

@BipityBopity93 Год назад

I always use the term electrocution when I die.

@highvoltage1979 Год назад

Only use PPE when cooking otherwise not needed

@Brian-yt8fu Год назад

As a tv tech the AC voltage is whats dangerous.

@arianaveil Год назад

They spoke about you at my IBEW orientation this week during our OSHA 10😂😂😂😂 specifically this video.

@rhynoklein7 Год назад

I got hit with 277 through a ceiling grid also.

@jonholt495 Год назад

Disclaimer: DO NOT EVER TRY WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU, I'M SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE SO NOBODY ELSE DOES WHAT I DID!!!!! I'm not an electrician although I have done numerous electrical projects around the house, and yes I've been shocked with 120 volts but it wasn't because I accidentally came in contact with it. I was about 3 beers deep and since I had touched 100kV+ from a Tesla coil and didn't really feel anything (while I was sober as a stone, mind you), I wanted to see how 120 volts would feel, since it's only 60 Hz (compared to the high frequency of the tesla coil) and capable of delivering significantly larger currents. So I found an old lamp cord I had laying around, stripped the ends off, and plugged it in then touched both wires against my arm. They were only a few inches apart and I made sure the current would flow just through my arm and not my body. Even in my slightly intoxicated state, it hurt like hell, I didn't even last a second before I pulled my arm away. Much worse than the 100,000 volts I took like a champ from the tesla coil, lemme tell you! 30 volts DC from my bench power supply across my tongue also hurt and I couldn't taste for awhile after that, still not comparable to 120 directly from the wall outlet though. Definitely not doing it again!

@PSwayBeats Год назад

Note to self never use both hands just one if you can get away with it If working on live stuff I shock the s*** out of myself when I was a kid 2 paper clips in both sides of the outlet with both hands kids r stupid😂 I don't know what I was doing thinking I was 12 Ain't none like your whole body stops working for about 5 seconds Like having a full body cramp that can rip muscle And cause Burns but I got bruises went right through my heart kind of just fell over Luckily I was kind of leaning over So when it happened I fell over And that detach me from the paper clips 🖇️ 😅😂

@trailerdragger 11 месяцев назад

I was 10 years old when i went to unplug the tv from the outlet because the on/off knob had broke. My thumb contacted the plug blade and i was hit with the full 120V racing up my arm. I flew backwards, hitting the floor on my back. I could only lay there, stunned and hurting really bad. I recovered from that in time. Believe me, 120V is no laughing matter.

@lawcohn2815 10 месяцев назад

I will say this, as an electrician,, as an electrician I promise you amperage still matters. If you're working on a live circuit that's 277 that is close to the source and there is no external laod like lights or motors, you will feel the difference between 120,277. Now put a load on that like live lighting retros in offices or industrial. Put ten lights in front of you and complete that circuit..on 277...same for 120 and drop ceilings. Wow worst shock on 120 was above the ceiling grid with a box that had two panels running through it and luck has it just so happens I troubleshot and identified everything hot and it just so happens that during one of our service upgrades at a large facility new service new panels. 2 x 600 amp service .So I finished one project I turn on all the breakers for that panel go to my next project to complete so I can turn on the breakers for the second panel found out that that box shared circuits. I was leaning on top of a sprinkler pipe inside of a tiny little space of 2 ft with concrete above my head on a ladder...wow that one made me get down and recover. Yep it could kill you and most electricians die on 120v

@throttlebottle5906 Год назад

the raw chicken was likely already "sodium solution" and plenty conductive, well before you brining it again. only the more expensive chicken isn't and likely still well conductive, due to nature of things. 🤣 but good demo! I have been the chicken many of times over the years. zap zap, once too countless times a years.

@elliotsimpson3591 Год назад

Fun story, pure water is actually NOT conductive, it's actually the impurities in the water that create the conductivity; AKA electrolytes like potassium, sodium, etc. Also, the skin is generally regarded as a really good insulator, but like Dustin said, it's not the current or the voltage, it's the combination of the three. Enough voltage and you break over resistance. Or, if you break the skin and get into the gooey parts of the human body, resistance is very low!

@brad885 Год назад

I work on the telco side-not in the field anymore or a journeyman, but I do my own electric at home. I was working on a roof on a jobsite straddling the weatherhead for leverage. Hot sweaty work. One of the safety clips came off the hot leads for power and I got hit with 200 amps, straight through the groin. Lesson learned. Ordered the proper safety gloves the next day. Don't f*** around because you will find out.

@billk8780 Год назад

Hopefully you later BBQ'd those drumsticks! Great video BTW!

@Sixpathsoflight 11 месяцев назад

Great information in the video. I personally do not use the voltage rated series of tools from Klein or Knipex, I just use their comfort grips for all my live or non-live work. I troubleshoot 15k-20k neon transformers, live ballasts pushing out 277 from time to time, and pole lights pushing out 480. Never been lit using the comfort grips since there’s plenty of insulation.

@throttlebottle5906 Год назад

11:16 you just re-invented(demonstrated) how an old school "steam vapor humidifier" worked(more or less). I recall relatives asking me as an young kid, why their humidifier was dimming the lights and tripping the breaker, which I recall not figuring out the whole issue. turned out they had city water, which was still hard and a water softener that was malfunctioning, then manually adding more table salt to the humidifier water. they were lucky it didn't injure/kill them drinking the tap water! I was about 10 years old then and scratching my head over it.

@nooneswedish5142 Год назад

the wort i ever experienced is 400Vdc i whose troubleshooting the control circuits in a substation and something failed in the multi-meter , that felt like someone kicked me in the chest. and i actually have a scar in my hart from that. so remember anything a bow 50V can kill you if the circumstances are wrong but if you are seriously lucky you can survive 400V. But do not be lacy and take that gamble. A former electrician.

@michaelthomas6735 Год назад

I'm sure you make your videos in advance and probably don't know their actual release date. But today is Nikola Tesla's birthday and I am still optimistic that you'll recognize that.

@tedlahm5740 Год назад

Three (3) phase three (3) wire power company distribution system ( no neutral). How does the power company Balance The Load. Many many three phase services connected to the system.

@sethparker4098 Год назад

I try not to work on anything while it's hot. At the very least I'll identify my line and cap it. Side note, I started watching your stuff a while back, and I just got my Texas journeymans license. Thanks for helping me out when I was getting started homie!

@j.m.c1422 Год назад

Easier said than done buddy. When you work in commercial buildings with multiple panels , nothing is labeled, and who the hell knows what else the circuit feeds. Work it hot one hand at a time and have patience. Use good linemans with good insulation. No shaky hands here 😂

@wvoyles Год назад

Time is money,and if the circuit ain't live,I can't tell,voltage drop,current, and other info ,I like to test,without it taking 2 hours to change out a receptacle, or a switch

@newenglandman2413 Год назад

Always love your content; faithful watcher. I got a good grin from your intro line when you mention that 120 volts "can kill you every day." From what I have read, it's usually successful only on the first day. lol Keep the content coming!

@PawsumGaming Год назад

those Klein goggles were pretty sweet... need more klein stuff available here...

@lqdxoni1 Год назад

220 was my worst asked electrician if circuit was off burned my fingers and almost lost control of the built in i was installing , learned the real importance of trust but verify.

@npccali2839 Год назад

I got straight up electrocuted by 277 with a load of who knows what with it being a grocery store lighting circuit. I was doing it hot in the dark t bar ceiling and I missed the wire with the wire nut and it stabbed my finger instead. It grabbed me and I couldn’t do anything, I was screaming the whole time and after about 5 secs it let me go and I was able to step off my ladder. Everything in my body felt like it was seizing up afterwards like a really intense workout.

@jacobcutshall6523 Год назад

I know this doesn’t really have anything to do with the video, but I’ve been told the neutral carry’s voltage back and the ground sends “excess” voltage to the earth, but how can the ground carry so much voltage to the earth since it is it is so much smaller than the current carrying conductors (I’ve also been told the neutral carry’s the same voltage as the hot)