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Would That Really Kill You? Movie Myth Busters
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🎧 In this episode: Welcome back to Sparky Life, where we pull back the curtain on Hollywood’s electrical madness and separate movie magic from real-world electrical truths.
Can you actually get launched across a room by touching a fence?
Would an arc welder melt a burglar?
Can a hairdryer in the tub really kill someone?
We’re breaking it ALL down.
💥 In this myth-busting episode, Lia dissects famous electrical scenes from:
- Home Alone 2 – Arc welding burglar traps
- Taken – Liam Neeson, mains voltage, and terrifying interrogation
- What Lies Beneath – Death by beauty tool?
- Jurassic Park – The electric fence shock scene
You’ll learn:
- What’s actually possible and what’s pure Hollywood fiction
- The shocking truth about electric currents, voltage, and how death really happens
- How circuit breakers, GFCIs, and electric fences really work
- Why high voltage doesn’t always mean high danger — and what actually does
This is a fun, nerdy, fiery episode for the Sparky community that loves facts, physics, and movies that get it hilariously wrong.
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Welcome to Sparky Life
00:28 – Movie Myths: Arc Welding in Home Alone 2
02:50 – What Is a Dead Short?
05:00 – Taken: The Mains Voltage Torture Scene
08:35 – Current vs Voltage: What Really Kills You
10:00 – What Lies Beneath: Hairdryer in the Tub
12:44 – GFCIs, Water Conductivity & Bathtub Myths
14:40 – Jurassic Park: The Electric Fence Myth
17:45 – Circuit Breakers vs Hollywood “Priming”
20:01 – What Electric Fences Actually Do
22:05 – Final Thoughts: Truth vs Movie Magic
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