Even though I'm only 14 this year I've been shocked more times than I can remember. Mostly DC jolts, from 1.5v to 24v through "tasting" of battery terminals, experimenting...

Believe it or not, my worst shock was yesterday... the socket which I plug my computer to was flaky, I had to tape the switch halfway between the on and off positions to get it working, and it totally failed in the middle of a gaming session. Not wanting my dad to spend money to hire an electrician, I bought a socket from the DIY store, shut off the main breaker (too lazy to shut individual ones) and proceeded to replace the socket. While I was busy stripping the wires, my dad came home and he was like, "Hey, the power's off!", and before I could tell him, he turned on the main breaker. I had 240v 50hz current flowing through my fingers and palm before I knew it. Luckily, my dad heard my howling and proceeded to quickly shut the breaker. My finger has a large blister (where the phase wire was touching) and my whole arm was tingling. Still feel it now... [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by Frosty (edited 10-01-2006).]