[tangent-man]

'it's really not that bad, ' 'I'm not dead yet!'

That's not how Science / Engineering works. Just because you (one person) have survived various misadventures with 240v (so far) doesn't mean its safe by any means.

The point is 240v at Household amps / current CAN kill you.

It just hasn't YET

[eqvinox]

> The point is 240v at Household amps / current CAN kill you.

Deaths from electrocution are low in the US at 110V, but not massively higher at 230V; some 230V countries are lower in fact:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Age-adjusted-mortality-r...

(Says at bottom 0.63 for US)

Apparently eastern European electrons are more deadly though ;D

(... It's really all about safety culture.)

Also, that male/female split in the linked graph... wow.

[HarHarVeryFunny]

> Also, that male/female split in the linked graph... wow.

That is pretty funny ... It's a wonder that men haven't gone extinct yet.

[eqvinox]

At first I thought it'd be male children, but I don't think that's it - male electricians and other workers is more likely.

Also, I don't have a reference, but it's stuck in my head that deaths from electrocution frequently involve falling off a ladder (or other "secondary" causes), rather than dying from cardiac arrest or other direct injury.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

Make that two persons. Got shocked multiple times, not writing from my grave, as of now :-)

Did also casually 'repair'/readjust open TVs and CRTs while running, how else would I see the results?

ZAP!

Also (unknowingly) pissing on electrified fences is an unforgettable experience!

[HarHarVeryFunny]

> Did also casually 'repair'/readjust open TVs and CRTs while running

Now THAT'S a real shock !