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monkeysugar · 12-09-2003, 04:32 PM

Growing up in the country with lots of bored kids with nothing to do, and the general stupidity that often comes from groups of bored young boys, I can say without a doubt that it is possible to shock yourself by peeing on an electric fence. However, I am a bit skeptical about the idea of being able to electrocute yourself by peeing on a high voltage object. I have no evidence to back this up, I'm just kind of thinking it out.

When many muscles recieve an electric shock, they contract. Going back to the electric fence stuff, we learned that if you grab onto the wire, it was hard to remove our hand when we got shocked. From then on, we touched the wire with the back of our hands, or with a fingertip. I would think that in theory, the muscles that control the stream of urine would contract as well when peeing on an appropriately high voltage object, thus shutting off the flow of urine.

You might be able to get a big shock from peeing on a high voltage object, but I'd imagine that the majority of damage would be isolated to your penis. This is considering my "penis muscle contraction" hypothesis has any merit.

If this reasoning sounds way out of line to you, feel free to correct or comment on this.

*edit* I forgot to point out that many electric fences are set to "pulse" electricity. on for a few seconds, off for a few seconds. Whether or not it is relevant, it's an interesting tidbit.

12-09-2003, 04:32 PM	#23 (permalink)
monkeysugar I'll be on the veranda, since you're on the cross. Location: Rand McNally's friendliest small town in America. They must have strayed from the dodgy parts...	Growing up in the country with lots of bored kids with nothing to do, and the general stupidity that often comes from groups of bored young boys, I can say without a doubt that it is possible to shock yourself by peeing on an electric fence. However, I am a bit skeptical about the idea of being able to electrocute yourself by peeing on a high voltage object. I have no evidence to back this up, I'm just kind of thinking it out. When many muscles recieve an electric shock, they contract. Going back to the electric fence stuff, we learned that if you grab onto the wire, it was hard to remove our hand when we got shocked. From then on, we touched the wire with the back of our hands, or with a fingertip. I would think that in theory, the muscles that control the stream of urine would contract as well when peeing on an appropriately high voltage object, thus shutting off the flow of urine. You might be able to get a big shock from peeing on a high voltage object, but I'd imagine that the majority of damage would be isolated to your penis. This is considering my "penis muscle contraction" hypothesis has any merit. If this reasoning sounds way out of line to you, feel free to correct or comment on this. edit I forgot to point out that many electric fences are set to "pulse" electricity. on for a few seconds, off for a few seconds. Whether or not it is relevant, it's an interesting tidbit. __________________ I've got the love of my life and a job that I enjoy most of the time. Life is good. Last edited by monkeysugar; 12-16-2003 at 02:49 PM..