Why do electrocuted people get “glued” to the electrocuting object?

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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?

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Enough power will cause your muscles to contract. In the case of your hands, the stronger muscles of the ones that close your hand (grip) vs open your hand, the closing muscles are stronger. So your hand will just grab onto whatever is in it… If you’re now gripping onto the electrified objection, the person has no control in releasing it.

So, yeah, that does happen.

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