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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Brandon Zalinsky on 03/08/2009 12:30:03

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: Brandon Zalinsky on 03/08/2009 12:30:03

Brandon Zalinsky  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Dear Dr. Chris,

Will you get shocked if you urinate on an electric fence? 

Thanks.
 
Brandon
United States

What do you think?

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: lyner on 03/08/2009 14:48:44

Yup.

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2009 14:59:48

Ye indeedy as Sophie says! My brother decided between ten and twelve years of age that he would Whiz on the wire fence around an old horse pasture ' and much to his and all of our dismay was was promptly and abruptly zapped quite hard by the fence and let me say he never tried it a second time.. as a matter of fact he would not even come in the vicinity, a shocking education I must say!  LOL.. LOL...LOL 

Lets just say "electricity travels up stream!!!"

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: syhprum on 03/08/2009 17:00:53

You have to do it in such a manner that the stream of liquid breaks into droplets before it reaches the fence.

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: chris on 03/08/2009 17:27:10

You sound like someone with "experience"...!

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: ScientificBoysClub on 03/08/2009 17:35:13

Quote from: Brandon Zalinsky  on 03/08/2009 12:30:03

Brandon Zalinsky  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Dear Dr. Chris,

Will you get shocked if you urinate on an electric fence? 

Thanks.
 
Brandon
United States

What do you think?

If it contains salts in it. it does !!

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: lyner on 03/08/2009 19:16:21

When I do it over a bridge, I find the water's very cold and very deep, too.
(The old ones are the best.)

Title: If you urinate on an electric fence will it shock you?
Post by: thedoc on 04/08/2009 19:21:25

Listen to the answer to this question on our podcast. (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2009.08.02/)

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Post by: redonhead on 28/02/2010 21:31:27

Yes, a fella will get electrocuted when peeing on an electric fence. I screamed like a girl and danced round holding on for dear life to me wee-neir. Not at all fun.

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Post by: Ross Sko on 14/01/2015 01:23:02

PLEASE ! PLEASE ! Trust me . Peeing on an electric fence HURTS! No it wont kill you but the spasm that several THOUSAND volt flowing up your urine stream and thru your kidneys causes IS NOT PLEASANT ! I walked like John Wayne for days .......