Yeah, because he completed the circuit by grounding it out touching both plates and the earth. The thing won't discharge if the charge has nowhere to go--i.e., the thing is charging and doesn't have the voltage to jump the terminals itself and/or is not grounded or completed.
Yeah, because he completed the circuit by grounding it out touching both plates and the earth. The thing won't discharge if the charge has nowhere to go--i.e., the thing is charging and doesn't have the voltage to jump the terminals itself and/or is not grounded or completed. The OT speaks of fire between the cherrubim at times and, once in a while you got somebody stupid enough to touch the thing:
1ch 13:9 and when they came unto the threshingfloor of chidon, uzza put forth
his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
1ch 13:10 and the anger of the lord was kindled against uzza, and he smote
him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before god.