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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Wouldn't the electricity just go through the metal piercing instead of the (less conductive) flesh, causing no shock?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

ah I did not think of that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Having touched a nine volt battery to the metal on my braces when I was a teenager I'm going to bet you'd feel it.