I swear this isn’t a troll question, it’s always been my understanding that electricity takes the path of least resistance, and silver is one of the best conducting metals, so if you did the sterotypical stick a fork in a power socket why does the power do anything to you when it can go through the much less resistive silver?
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If you get a fork time in both slots there will be an arc flash as most of it goes through the fork to complete the loop. This will probably be enough to trip the breaker and cut the power. Problem is, your hand holding it provides a second route to the ground, and some to all of the current will take the path through you as the easier option depending on resistance. If you stick the fork in only one side, all of the electricity will go to you as the only route available.
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