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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Electric potential is relative. Voltage ratings are given as their potential from ground. If you are not grounded, electricity cannot return to source. Therefore, no current can pass through you. At the same time, you nearly instantly become the same potential as the wire.
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