Method Fork in socket

[IsolatedChaos]

I've been having more frequent intrusive thoughts lately, and ofc the classic "what if I put a fork in this socket" came up, and it made me wonder - why isn't this a discussed suicide method? I understood it would definitely kill you? And pretty quickly, too. Maybe I'm wrong about it... I'm not sure, can anyone tell me why this isn't more commonly considered?

 

[00ps]

It's not instant, there's a lot of pain (you can see people convulsing pretty badly for a few minutes), it sometimes doesn't work (I think there's something to do with circuit breakers? but I'm not an expert on that at all)
I also know before you die your body will do anything to live, whether you like it or not lol, so it could also be that we end up pulling back/away?
I'd be curious to hear other thoughts and know if i'm on the right track at all

 

[Surek]

My dumb nerd ass first of all thought of something GitHub-related, and not literally a fork and a socket
I don't know, I remember inserting a plug with exposed wires into a socket as a kid, and touching them - got zapped pretty well of course, and then my hand hurt and felt weak

 

[whywere]

Well, most if not all home electricity is single phase and what @00ps mentioned is 100% correct, as the pain would be beyond imagination.

The worst part would be surviving the situation, as the pain and possible brain damage would make living a complete nightmare.

Please do not think of such a gruesome potential ctb way again ever, please.

You are too wonderful of a person to suffer long term.

Walter

 

[ilovecats1]

i did this accidentally once. i had a cheap knock off iphone charger at the time and it was plugged on an extension cord near me on the floor and i reached out yanked it to plug something else in and the two prongs stayed. i didnt think much and just reached out like it was any other thing and realized how stupid i was when my entire arm went numb and tingly but thankfully i could pull back and turn off the extension cord. and this was with 240v, in the us i think you have like 110 iirc. i think you have to be wet for this to work at all.

 

[DeathSweetDeath]

In short: because it's not a good or reliable method.