Eli5 how doesn‘t apple lightning cable shock me?

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Since pins on both sides are in reach, can be touched and usually are connected to a wallcharger with enough AMP to kill a human.

Would it be safe to touch both sides with one hand? With wet fingers?
Does the charger somehow communicate with the device before sending current?

Edit: I am in Europe so having 230V50hz, Charger is the classic 12W 2.4Amp USBA one.

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The block that you plug into the wall converts the big potentially dangerous amount of energy down to make only a small (safe) amount available to the cord to charge the phone. I think the voltage is reduced to 5 volts DC or thereabouts.

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