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<\/a><\/span><\/div>\nHow Electricity Can Hurt You<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Print your certificate<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Print your certificate<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Appliance Safety<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>The Truth About Shock<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Birds & Power Lines<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>View Experiments<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity Takes the Easiest Path to the Ground<\/h2>\n
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Electricity is always trying to get to the ground and takes shortcuts whenever it can. If something that conducts electricity gives electricity an easy path to the ground, electricity will take it!<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity Can Travel Through You<\/h2>\n
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Water and metal are some of the best conductors<\/strong><\/span> for electricity. Because your body is mostly water, you are a great conductor, too! So if you touch an electric circuit and the ground at the same time, you will become electricity’s easiest path. Electricity will flow through you, and you could be seriously hurt or killed.<\/p>\nYou don’t have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity. You could also be touching something that is in contact with the ground, like a tree or a ladder.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity and Water: A Dangerous Combination<\/h2>\n
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Water is an excellent conductor<\/strong><\/span>. You can become electricity’s path to the ground if you are touching water that touches electricity. Electricity would travel through the water and through you to the ground.<\/p>\nThis is why it’s so important to keep all electrical appliances away from water, and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing in water when you touch anything electrical. It’s also the reason no one should ever use water on an electrical fire, but should use a multipurpose fire extinguisher instead.<\/p>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIf you play with high-power water squirters, keep them away from power lines. If you shoot water at a power line, electricity can travel down the stream of water, right back to you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i>Print your certificate<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Print your certificate<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Appliance Safety<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>The Truth About Shock<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Birds & Power Lines<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>View Experiments<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity Takes the Easiest Path to the Ground<\/h2>\n
Electricity is always trying to get to the ground and takes shortcuts whenever it can. If something that conducts electricity gives electricity an easy path to the ground, electricity will take it!<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity Can Travel Through You<\/h2>\n
Water and metal are some of the best conductors<\/strong><\/span> for electricity. Because your body is mostly water, you are a great conductor, too! So if you touch an electric circuit and the ground at the same time, you will become electricity’s easiest path. Electricity will flow through you, and you could be seriously hurt or killed.<\/p>\nYou don’t have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity. You could also be touching something that is in contact with the ground, like a tree or a ladder.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity and Water: A Dangerous Combination<\/h2>\n
Water is an excellent conductor<\/strong><\/span>. You can become electricity’s path to the ground if you are touching water that touches electricity. Electricity would travel through the water and through you to the ground.<\/p>\nThis is why it’s so important to keep all electrical appliances away from water, and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing in water when you touch anything electrical. It’s also the reason no one should ever use water on an electrical fire, but should use a multipurpose fire extinguisher instead.<\/p>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIf you play with high-power water squirters, keep them away from power lines. If you shoot water at a power line, electricity can travel down the stream of water, right back to you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i>Print your certificate<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Appliance Safety<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>The Truth About Shock<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Birds & Power Lines<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>View Experiments<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity Takes the Easiest Path to the Ground<\/h2>\n
Electricity is always trying to get to the ground and takes shortcuts whenever it can. If something that conducts electricity gives electricity an easy path to the ground, electricity will take it!<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity Can Travel Through You<\/h2>\n
Water and metal are some of the best conductors<\/strong><\/span> for electricity. Because your body is mostly water, you are a great conductor, too! So if you touch an electric circuit and the ground at the same time, you will become electricity’s easiest path. Electricity will flow through you, and you could be seriously hurt or killed.<\/p>\nYou don’t have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity. You could also be touching something that is in contact with the ground, like a tree or a ladder.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nElectricity and Water: A Dangerous Combination<\/h2>\n
Water is an excellent conductor<\/strong><\/span>. You can become electricity’s path to the ground if you are touching water that touches electricity. Electricity would travel through the water and through you to the ground.<\/p>\nThis is why it’s so important to keep all electrical appliances away from water, and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing in water when you touch anything electrical. It’s also the reason no one should ever use water on an electrical fire, but should use a multipurpose fire extinguisher instead.<\/p>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIf you play with high-power water squirters, keep them away from power lines. If you shoot water at a power line, electricity can travel down the stream of water, right back to you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Appliance Safety<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>The Truth About Shock<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Birds & Power Lines<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>View Experiments<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & the Ground<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nElectricity Takes the Easiest Path to the Ground<\/h2>\n
Electricity is always trying to get to the ground and takes shortcuts whenever it can. If something that conducts electricity gives electricity an easy path to the ground, electricity will take it!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i>Electricity & Your Body<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nElectricity Can Travel Through You<\/h2>\n
Water and metal are some of the best conductors<\/strong><\/span> for electricity. Because your body is mostly water, you are a great conductor, too! So if you touch an electric circuit and the ground at the same time, you will become electricity’s easiest path. Electricity will flow through you, and you could be seriously hurt or killed.<\/p>\nYou don’t have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity. You could also be touching something that is in contact with the ground, like a tree or a ladder.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Electricity & Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nElectricity and Water: A Dangerous Combination<\/h2>\n
Water is an excellent conductor<\/strong><\/span>. You can become electricity’s path to the ground if you are touching water that touches electricity. Electricity would travel through the water and through you to the ground.<\/p>\nThis is why it’s so important to keep all electrical appliances away from water, and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing in water when you touch anything electrical. It’s also the reason no one should ever use water on an electrical fire, but should use a multipurpose fire extinguisher instead.<\/p>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIf you play with high-power water squirters, keep them away from power lines. If you shoot water at a power line, electricity can travel down the stream of water, right back to you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Appliances have protective insulated cords and coverings to keep you from contacting the electricity inside.<\/p>\n![\"Milliamp](\"https:\/\/pgesafetyeducation.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/truth_about_shock-270x300.png\")
You can never tell when contact with electricity will be fatal, but you can be sure it will always hurt. Electric shock can cause muscle spasms, weakness, shallow breathing, rapid pulse, severe burns, unconsciousness, or death.<\/p>\n![\"Several](\"https:\/\/pgesafetyeducation.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/birds-on-power-lines-150x150.png\")
Have you ever wondered why the birds that sit on power lines don’t get electric shocks? It’s because the electricity is always looking for a way to get to the ground, but the birds are not touching the ground or anything in contact with the ground.<\/p>\n![\"Utility](\"https:\/\/pgesafetyeducation.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/utility_worker_bucket_truck-150x150.png\")
Have you ever wondered why people who work up on power lines don’t get shocked? Utility workers are trained to work with electricity. They wear special insulated boots, hardhats, and gloves, and use special insulated tools that help prevent shock. It would be a bad idea to climb a power pole and imitate them\u2014and possibly fatal!<\/p>\n