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

Electricity takes the shortest path, or more correctly, the path of least resistance. Assuming you don’t have metal implants in your hands, that’s the same as the shortest distance. However, I doubt you have enough power in your electrical source to even travel inches through your hand.