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.

In: 49

Answer 1

Having been present at a fatal electrocution and having worked in biomedical engineering can I say just don’t
The body is not made of copper, talking about circuits is a false analogy, the r/medizzy sub has spectacular examples of electricity and sodium interactions and the results a generally not recommended if you want to remain healthy
Yes I saw op was not intending to try this thought experiment but get rid of the wire analogy, please.