OUCH!!!!! (kinda NSFW)

[sushi]

Hang on a tick. Why would the lights go out? They're on a separate fuse. Fake! Fake!

Maybe he blew the master fuse/breaker. Everything runs through it.

 

[sushi]

Consider: there were two alu foil prongs. One went into the +ve socket and one into the -ve socket. Current went from one socket into the other, through the foil, which is more conductive than the human body. (He might have also been standing on an insulating surface.)

The socket was AC current not DC. Therefore, the current would take the path of least resistance. Since we do not know what the aluminum, er. condom, was made of inside, nor the prongs, the current could have transferred through his body to the point where he was grounded which probably would have been his feet.

Likewise, if his feet were grounded, it might have traveled through his body to his fingers. For example, due to an accident one time, I was in a situation where my feet were insulated and 10,000 volts (with very low amperage) were going through my body from my left hand which was touching the wire to the pinky finger of my right hand. My pinky finger felt like it was going to explode. My left hand, the one on the wire, did not hurt at all from the electricity.

AC electricity flow can very depending on many factors. It will always take the path of least resistance. Determining that path can be a challenge depending on the situation.

Sure this video could be faked. Anything can be faked for sure.

Without more information, it is very hard to know either way.

 

[samh004]

Oh my, didn't expect to see that.

Fake or not, he's a weirdo, and an exhibitionist.

 

[RedTomato]

The socket was AC current not DC. Therefore, the current would take the path of least resistance. Since we do not know what the aluminum, er. condom, was made of inside, nor the prongs, the current could have transferred through his body to the point where he was grounded which probably would have been his feet.

You're right in that it was AC not DC and I shouldn't have been talking about +ve and -ve terminals, but I thought I'd use the common terms. Still, the current would flow from one prong to the other through the aluminum, causing a short circuit and blowing the fuse. Sparks might come from the contact points, or part of the prong with a low cross-section heating up and melting.

I don't see why it would go through his body, which is much lower conductivity than aluminum. (as long as the 'space helmet' wasn't er, 'wet' inside ... )

 

[2nyRiggz]

Wow...I lost a few brain cells watching that....now thats what we call a jackarse.




Bless

 

[Thomas Veil]

Real or not, it never fails to amaze me, the depths to which some people will go for attention.

 

[Cloudane]

^ Indeed!

Ah who cares if it's fake (I didn't know / wouldn't have guessed) - spoilsports

 

[sushi]

I don't see why it would go through his body, which is much lower conductivity than aluminum. (as long as the 'space helmet' wasn't er, 'wet' inside ... )

True.

Some comments to add:

- We don't know how the device was made on the inside. Plus, depending on how one is grounded, they can become part of a parallel circuit to the hot wire.

- Some people are more conductive that others.

- Certain liquids such as urine are a great conductor of electricity. Just ask anybody who's tried to pee on an electric fence.

Regardless, I would say that it was a dumb thing to do. And if real, it had to hurt quite a bit I would think.