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Actually you hop on one foot, that way the current path does not go fully across your heart.

• jhayward 10y ago
  Not quite. It is the voltage potential caused by having your feet on two different pieces of ground, which have a voltage gradient between them, that causes the current to flow. If you keep your feet together you are less likely to be harmed. The farther apart your feet are the greater the voltage between them. This is called "step potential" in electrician and lineman safety training.
  • madengr 10y ago
    Yes, but if are hopping on one foot, you have no opportunity to complete the circuit with both feet.
    • triplesec 10y ago
      but if your feet are touching it's the same thing, because you've shorted the circuit. Also, any chance of arcing to the ungrounded leg?