2006-11-17 04:08:29 · 7 answers · asked by dansdada 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
because 2/3 of our bodies is water so that the electricity just pass our bodies and gives us a shock if it be power full it would kill us!
2006-11-17 04:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by thevampirelk_108 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body is mostly water and water is a good conductor of electricity. That is why when we touch something like electricty, we get a shock. But if we, let's say, wear some rubber gloves and touch that source of electricty, we most likely won't get shocked, because the rubber gloves are a bad conductor of electricty (hint: if the gloves were wet, then that would be a different story).
2006-11-17 04:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by bears_and_kittens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything we see is made up of tiny little parts called atoms. The atoms are made of even smaller parts. These are called protons, electrons and neutrons. They are very different from each other in many ways. One way they are different is their "charge." Protons have a positive (+) charge. Electrons have a negative (-) charge. Neutrons have no charge.
Usually, atoms have the same number of electrons and protons. Then the atom has no charge, it is "neutral." But if you rub things together, electrons can move from one atom to another. Some atoms get extra electrons. They have a negative charge. Other atoms lose electrons. They have a positive charge. When charges are separated like this, it is called static electricity.
If two things have different charges, they attract, or pull towards each other. If two things have the same charge, they repel, or push away from each other.
So, why does your hair stand up after you take your hat off? When you pull your hat off, it rubs against your hair. Electrons move from your hair to the hat. Now each of the hairs has the same positive charge. Things with the same charge repel each other. So the hairs try to move away from each other. The farthest they can get is to stand up and away from all the other hairs.
If you walk across a carpet, electrons move from the rug to you. Now you have extra electrons. Touch a door knob and ZAP! The electrons move from you to the knob. You get a shock.
2006-11-17 04:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by babitha t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our bodies use electrical impulses to make our muscles move. Very low voltages. When you touch voltages that are high enough to flow through you, your muscles react. Violently. Result is a shock.
2006-11-17 08:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by Robert S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-17 04:13:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the current is much higher than the body's normal bio-electrical conduction. (and easily interferes with the heart's electrical pulse)
2006-11-17 04:14:31 · answer #6 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the electricity reacts with the electricity in your nerves
2006-11-17 04:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by hiyalldr92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋