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DvorahHoffman: 9 months ago

Why did I get an electric shock when I touched a tree root that was in a fire pit?

the root had been cut that day with a power saw and was wide at one end and very skinny at the end I got the shock from

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LoiseMATCH: 9 months ago

From your description, it is possible that you got an electric shock because of the flowing current. Even though the root had been cut, there is a chance that the previous current was still flowing or present. You can get someone who knows more about this to check out it out or rather examine.

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integer: 9 months ago

that's not how electricity works.

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hotgirl237: 9 months ago

Hmmm that is interesting I have no clue how it would shock you it dose not make sense.

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