Fatal Risk: Standing on Insulator & Touching 2MV Iron Wire

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Standing on an insulator while touching a 2MV iron wire can still pose a fatal risk due to the potential for corona discharge, which ionizes the surrounding air and creates a complete circuit. The effectiveness of the insulator is compromised at such high voltages, making it possible to discharge into the atmosphere. While some argue that without a complete circuit there would be no current and thus no shock, the high voltage can still lead to dangerous conditions. The discussion emphasizes that even with an insulator, the risk of electric shock remains significant due to the nature of high-voltage electricity. Ultimately, the consensus is that the danger of death exists in this scenario.
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Will I get a shock if I stand on an insulator and touched a iron which supplies a voltage of 2000000V and without Earth wire?
 
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depends on your resistance and the insulator's resistance.
It all depends... i think
 
2 MILLION volts? That insulator won't do much good, since you can discharge by ionizing the surrounding air (corona discharge).
 
So a complete circuit is formed and I would probably die?
My thought: No complete circuit, no current, I won't be affected. For the electrostatics, it is irrevalent. Am I correct?
 
primarygun said:
So a complete circuit is formed and I would probably die?
My thought: No complete circuit, no current, I won't be affected. For the electrostatics, it is irrevalent. Am I correct?

With that you'll break down the dielectric of the air around you, like Galileo said. You'll discharge into the atmosphere (the circuit is complete as far as you are concerned).
 

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