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If the electrical energy is outside the wires, how is insulation protecting us?
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T3sl4co1l:
Well, current if shorted.  Voltage if open.

Here's the keyword you need: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart%E2%80%93Tolman_effect

Surprisingly (or perhaps not), Google produces wild results concerning "electron inertia" or "acceleration emf".  The latter however led to a paper,
https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/28/038/28038450.pdf
which gives the name, and also an explanation/derivation of the effect.

Tim
nigelwright7557:

--- Quote from: andy3055 on April 01, 2022, 03:51:19 am ---You get a shock if you conduct electricity through your body, so to speak. The energy referred to in this case is magnetic energy and that does not shock you. This is the simplest explanation.

--- End quote ---
There are two fields outside the wire, the magnetic field and the electric field neither of which will shock you.
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