Talking about electrics, does anyone have stories about how they survived an electric shock? I've received many shocks in my lifetime, mostly from radio transmitters. My worst shock which definitely almost killed me occurred in my teens and was when I was testing a valve transmitter in my bedroom. The high voltage supply to the anode cap on the value was about 2,000 volts DC.... and I accidentally touched it! My whole body flew right across my bedroom and I landed in a crumpled heap on the floor.

Things got a little safer in the future when Mosfet semiconductor power transistors were introduced, needing only about 80 volts DC. But one could still receive a nasty RF burn (radio frequency) burn if one touched the antenna output from the power stage. RF burns are like a little lightening bolt that instantly burns a small hole deep into your finger...