I understand why you get harmed if you’re grounded, you’re becoming part of the wire and the electricity is going from you to the earth. what I dont understand is, why the electricity doesnt harm you when youre not touching the ground, isnt it going through you either way? how does it not affect your body?
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Watch a slow motion lightning strike. When it hits the ground, the other branches disappear.
You are one of those smaller fork-offs. Until there’s a path for it to go, it’s a much smaller residual bit looking for somewhere to go.
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