eli5 Why is touching a live wire dangerous? Doesn’t electricity take the path of least resistance? Wouldn’t your hand be a much worse conductor than a copper wire?

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eli5 Why is touching a live wire dangerous? Doesn’t electricity take the path of least resistance? Wouldn’t your hand be a much worse conductor than a copper wire?

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It specifically wants to get to the ground, and in this scenario, the options are going through air or your body, and your body IS the path of least resistance in that case since air is a great insulator of electricity

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