why do our muscles shake when electricity touches us but not when light touches us. If it isnt energy that makes our muscles shake what is it?
In: Physics
I think there’s something fundamental here that needs to be cleared up first. When you get electrocuted, the electric current isn’t *powering* your muscle cells. It’s interfering with (overwriting, in a way) the electrical signals that are normally transmitted between the brain and your muscles.
Whether you’re getting electrocuted or not, muscles are only ever powered by chemicals stored in the cell (adenosine triposphate, ATP). Neither light nor electricity can provide energy to a cell.
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