Ever gotten a shock from standard US house voltage, 120V? How bad?

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ussfletcher

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Besides shocks from Van De Graaffs, the only other memorable shock I've had was from a spark plug. Our lawnmower's throttle cable was stuck, so the lawnmower wouldn't shut off on it's own, thus I had to remove the plug wire. The first time I did it I definitely learned a lesson. Oh and I let it go to soon and the engine continued to run by arcing through the insulator.
 

SparkyJJO

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120 VAC is no longer a big deal to me. Yeah I try to avoid it, it isn't comfortable, but after getting nailed by over 300 V DC, well, the former isn't so bad anymore :p
 

Jasonls221

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I have, multiple times mostly on purpose though because when I was young I found out that I have no reaction to electricity so I voluntarily shock myself with higher voltage now just to put on a show.
 
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