In message et, Dave
Liquorice writes
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:31:30 +0100, Charles Ellson wrote:

Whether you get thrown away or hang on more likely depends on which
muscles are affected

Aye all muscles work in pairs and one is normally stronger than the other.
Think of the bicep to bend your arm at the elbow and triceps to straighten
it. If the current is stimulating the stronger muscle you end up being
"locked on".

and/or whether being thrown away is actually the result of a reflex
reaction to a shock that might not actually be life-threatening.

Being thrown across the room is again a function of massively stimulating
the muscles, you involuntarily throw yourself across the room.

Been there and done that. It was a small room about 12' X 12 and I was
sitting at a bench on onside when I caught mains from the back of a
toggle switch. Apparently I pushed my self away from the bench so hard
that I hit the wall on the far side of the room. I don't recall a lot
about it, apart from being scared stiff for a second or so as I realised
what was happening. I woke up sitting on the floor, colleagues reckoned
it was quite spectacular!!



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Bill