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 the very conductive material isn’t grounded then nothing will happen. It’s like if you had braces for your teeth and you only grabbed a hot wire, you won’t suddenly be electrocuted because your mouth is in contact with something highly conductive.