If I touch an electricity source (let’s say a phase wire) with my index finger, and another very conductive material with my little finger, will the current go only through my hand?

Question

Or will it nevertheless go through my body and wreak havoc like it normally would?

I’m not actually planning on conducting (pun intended) this experiment, just wondering whether the electricity could be “guided” through the body in any predictable way.

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Answer 1

If you are already clamped before the juice is on, sure. Your hand will act as a resistor. The effect will vary according to the intensity of the potential difference and current.

There is no way to touch two live elements at exactly the same time, so assuming you are using standard 30 amp mains AC current, for a split second the power will enter via one finger and travel anywhere that is “grounded”, and if you manage to make contact with the second finger without being blown backwards and stunned into a blackout, your hand will probably wind up look like a KFC drumstick.