Submitted by TheRadNinja46 t3_10phd6r in explainlikeimfive
See_Bee10 t1_j6lkwa8 wrote
Reply to comment by 2MB26 in ELI5: Why can't people let go when they're being electrocuted? by TheRadNinja46
If you touch with the back of your hand, you might get shocked but when/if your hand locks up it won't grab on to anything. The electricity itself isn't holding you, it just interferes with the way your brain talks to your muscles and you end up holding yourself.
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