I agree if you touch the end orf the wire you allow the flow of electrons and depending on the voltage/amperage you could get killed touching the end of the wire. But if as you say the electricity is already at the end of the wire and you then cut the wire where it connects to the sourse then you should still have electricty at the end of the wire (maybe not a lot but measurable). If you dont (and you wont) find electricity at the end of the wire then it wasn't there in the first place.
So I still say the electricity stays in the battery untill closed circuit is made.
No the light in my fridge turns off, I put a vidio camara in there to make sure and I have a fiber optic cable attached to the bulb that sticks out of the seal just to make sure. lolololol
