For a while, I called the Macintosh the user friendly computer that would gladly kill you.
I'm one of those IDIOTS who opened up a compact Mac, then powered it up with the case open (after servicing it). I was acutely aware of the CRT and th analog board, but it didn't quite strike me that the PSU was not in its own enclosure as it is on most computers (or on later compacts, but I wasn't aware of those at the time). So I had 120V AC going through my hand since my thumb was exactly where it shouldn't be.
It actually felt kinda cool, though I wouldn't suggest that anyone goes out and tries this experiment. It felt cool because my hand was on both the live wire and ground, so the current didn't pass through my body. On the other hand, I had another encounter (this time with faulty equipment) where the current did go through my body. It fscked around with my heart that time, and that did not feel cool.
I guess what I'm saying is that you want to avoid accidents with electricity, because it can be dangerous. But just because it is dangerous doesn't mean it is this horrendously deadly thing. I'm willing to bet that something like street racing or drunk driving is much more deadly, but people are more willing to take risks like that because it is easier to visualize how objects move than how electrons move.
I'm one of those IDIOTS who opened up a compact Mac, then powered it up with the case open (after servicing it). I was acutely aware of the CRT and th analog board, but it didn't quite strike me that the PSU was not in its own enclosure as it is on most computers (or on later compacts, but I wasn't aware of those at the time). So I had 120V AC going through my hand since my thumb was exactly where it shouldn't be.
It actually felt kinda cool, though I wouldn't suggest that anyone goes out and tries this experiment. It felt cool because my hand was on both the live wire and ground, so the current didn't pass through my body. On the other hand, I had another encounter (this time with faulty equipment) where the current did go through my body. It fscked around with my heart that time, and that did not feel cool.
I guess what I'm saying is that you want to avoid accidents with electricity, because it can be dangerous. But just because it is dangerous doesn't mean it is this horrendously deadly thing. I'm willing to bet that something like street racing or drunk driving is much more deadly, but people are more willing to take risks like that because it is easier to visualize how objects move than how electrons move.