I have seen lots of electrocution videos where the victims get “glued” to the very object that killed them, like electricity poles, to the point that they stay in the air and not fall on the ground. How/Why?
In: Physics
People rarely get “glued” to an electricuting object. It depends on the type of electricity.
DC (direct current) will cause muscles to contract because it is a constant flow of electricity, which makes the muscles seize in one position.
Household electricity is AC (alternating current), and it makes muscles spasm 50 to 60 times a second because that is how many pulses and direction changes happen. Each time the direction changes, muscles that were closed then open, and ones that are open then close. It is nearly impossible to get the “glued” effect in the average home. If the electricity flows through the person heart, then that can kill someone. That only happens when 2 separate limbs are touching different sides of a circuit. This mostly only happens when standing in water, but will also happen if someone grabs a live wire with 2 hands.
Note: high voltage AC will act like DC
Edit: mobile typo
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