I did that once, just not in a crawlspace. Still have the wire cutters with a notch burnt in them. Yeah, rubber grips are good. In my case the breaker tripped immediately (that was the one that I forgot to turn off ). I think even without rubber grips, you'd have just suffered the dots in front of your eyes, as the electricity would go back thru the neutral, not thru you. In High School we had a crazy science teacher who set up a bulb in a receptacle with exposed terminals and had us put our fingers (of one hand) across the screws of the terminals with the power turned on. Not even a tingle, because the light was using the power. He did say not to try that without the light bulb screwed in, though.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
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