Keep in mind that the 15 feet can also be reached by sudden muscle contraction, caused by the electricity. Not that you should ever do it, but if you even think

Keep in mind that the 15 feet can also be reached by sudden muscle contraction, caused by the electricity. Not that you should ever do it, but if you even think about it, remember the risk of cramping your hand around the live wires, so any (still reckless) experiments regarding this _have_ to make sure that no muscle contraction can result in prolonged contact. The energy could have come from the electrical equipment, but if the electrical discharge itself released enough energy to throw him more than 5 feet, I'd not believe anyone telling me that he survived without looking like a tree that got hit by lightning. Edit: see https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/203999/why-do-electric-shocks-send-you-flying https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/203999/why-do-el...