# Could I make myself immune to electrocution?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-myself-immune-to-electrocution/51881>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-myself-immune-to-electrocution/51881 "2001-01-26T17:06:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![bobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobo)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-myself-immune-to-electrocution/51881/21 "2001-01-28T17:49:58Z")

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> \*Originally posted by choosybeggar \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by KV \*  
> > \*\*Okay, I’ll change my OP a little bit… Does a dead body conduct? I mean after it’s had a little while to decompose. Say a week or so. \*\*
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> Just what sort of fiendish scheme are you planing, KV?. First, it was sucking the ions out of somebody, and now we’re juicing up decomposing flesh? \*\*

I’ll get the torches, you get the pitch forks… lets all storm his castle.

mmmmgrrmmm, fire bad.

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**Author:** ![iamutt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9e8a1a/32.png) [@iamutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamutt)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-myself-immune-to-electrocution/51881/22 "2001-01-28T17:55:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by KV \*  
> \*\*I will be sure to tape it, might even fork over the 2 million dollars and air it during the super bowl today. \*\*

Well folks, I look at it this way: After KV’s initial attempt, He (as a person) will in fact be immune to electrocution.  
His slightly charred, smoking corpse however, will still conduct electricity! :eek:

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-myself-immune-to-electrocution/51881/23 "2001-01-28T19:41:13Z")

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Yup I’m following. I suppose the only real way to know for sure…

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