What causes a person to stick fast when touching high voltage electricity?

Subject: What causes a person to stick fast when touching high voltage electricity?

Date: Tue Jan 12 16:28:55 1999
Posted by James Fahringer/ 4th Grade Class
Grade level: 4-6
School: North Hills Elementary School
City: York State/Province: PA
Country: USA
Area of science: Biophysics
ID: 916180135.Bp

Message:


What cause people to become stuck fast to sources of high voltage 
electricity like electric wires when touching them? We have often 
heard of people grabbing a high voltage wire or pipe and not 
being able to let go as long as the current was flowing? Why 
can't they let go?

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