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How electricity can hurt you Electrical Safety-SMART! Home
Electricity can travel through you
Water and metal are some of the best conductors of electricity. Because your body is mostly water, you are a great conductor, too. So if you touch an electric circuit and the ground at the same time, you will become electricity's easiest path to the ground. Electricity will flow through you, and you could be seriously hurt or killed.
You don't have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity. You also could be touching something that is in contact with the ground, such as a tree or a ladder.
