What Happens When You Get Electrocuted?
Most of the cases we call “electrocutions” are actually electric shocks: an electric current running through a body. Whether an electric shock becomes an ...
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[ ♪ Intro ♪ ] In cartoons, it’s pretty easy to tell when somebody’s getting electrocuted: their skeleton flashes through their skin, their hair sticks straight up, there’s smoke everywhere, and maybe some electric sparks radiating out from their body. But what actually happens when you’re shocked is much less flashy—and much more dangerous. Technically, and thankfully, most of the cases we call “electrocutions” are actually electric shocks: an electric current running through a body. The word electrocution comes from a combination of the words “electric” and “execution”, so it was specifically combined to describe death by electric shock. Whether an electric shock becomes an electrocution depends on the nature of the current involved. A current is the flow of ele...
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[ ♪ Intro ♪ ] In cartoons, it’s pretty easy to tell when somebody’s getting electrocuted: their skeleton flashes through their skin, their hair sticks straight up, there’s smoke everywhere, and maybe some electric sparks radiating out from their body. But what actually happens when you’re shocked is much less flashy—and much more dangerous. Technically, and thankfully, most of the cases we call “electrocutions” are actually electric shocks: an electric current running through a body. The word electrocution comes from a combination of the words “electric” and “execution”, so it was specifically combined to describe death by electric shock. Whether an electric shock becomes an electrocution depends on the nature of the current involved. A current is the flow of ele...
