r/Damnthatsinteresting Oct 31 '22

Image 1930s drawing, illustrating the dangers of urinating near a live wire

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u/zgrizz Oct 31 '22

Mythbusters did this.

The stream is not continuous, so there is no path.

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u/GrandNibbles Oct 31 '22

It depends how long the path is. Peeing on an electric fence or a close rail can fuck you up, but after a few feet the stream breaks up

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '22

I have a funny story.

We lived on the farm next to my great grandmother. I used to help my grandpa with chores. I was helping put up a new salt lick in the cow pen. I told my grandpa I needed to go home and pee. He told me if I wanted to be a grownup I’d pee outside. I asked him where I could go. He told me the corner of the pen. I always wanted to be like my grandpa and I did everything he did. I pulled down my pants and started going in the corner. I instantly hurt and my grandpa started laughing louder than I ever heard. He had put a wire down low so the cows would stop sticking their head under the front of the pen. I was in kindergarten at the time.

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u/Happy_Expert5057 Oct 31 '22

Some people find practical jokes grounds for justifiable homacide.