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I have an appliance that has the wires connected well and it has been grounded (earthed). If I accidentally get into contact with a live wire will I get electrocuted considering it has already been earthed?

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  • possible duplicate of [How grounding works to prevent electrical shock](http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/152291/how-grounding-works-to-prevent-electrical-shock) – Olin Lathrop Feb 09 '15 at 14:05

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Getting into contact with a live wire will likely cause electrocution.

If an appliance is earthed, this prevents you getting electrocuted from exposed metal parts should they somehow come into contact with a live connection. When this happens the fuse will blow and the live connection will be dead.

Directly coming into contact with a live wire (that is still live) means electrocution irrespective of the exposed metal parts being earthed. Don't try this at home.

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