Both objections were thoroughly discussed in the thread cited. Dwelling on these tangents only confuses the issue.
Death ... Let's see, complete respiratory and cardiac shutdown seems to qualify. Such a result sure isn't 'just a shock.' That man, like the monkey, was shaking hands with St. Peter when called back from Heavens' gate. They were simply dead until intervention brought them back. You want to argue 'near death' or 'partial death' or whatever, well, have fun playing Scrabble.
Blame? Fault? Yea- right ... with absolutely no knowledge of the situation, not even bothering to read the earlier thread, we're going to rag on the victim. Might make you feel like you're the smartest guy in the room, but pondering blame detracts from the point being made by my post:
It doesn't have to be anything extraordinary to kill you.
Look at the numbers .... I can't think of the last time someone was killed by a 50KV line. I doubt a week goes by without ordinary household current claiming someone.
Think about it: the biggest circuits in your home (HVAC, range and water heater) are the only ones not required to have any sort of additional 'fault' protection. No AFCI, no GFCI.
