Myth or Fact #7: "Rubber slippers make you 100 % safe from shock"
MYTH: wet or worn soles conduct, and touching two wires bypasses your feet.
"Rubber slippers make you 100 % safe from shock." Myth or fact? ⚡🩴 Verdict: MYTH!
1️⃣ THE SOLE: dry, thick rubber does block current — a little. But wet, dirty or worn soles let it through, and most slippers are not rated for electrical work.
2️⃣ HAND TO HAND: touch live with one hand and neutral with the other, and the current goes hand → chest → hand. Your feet are not even in that path — so the slippers do nothing.
3️⃣ THE REAL PROTECTION: always switch off the breaker first, check the wire is dead with a tester — or call an electrician.
⚠️ Never work on live wires. Slippers are extra help, not protection.
Switch off first, always!
Read the voiceover (transcript)
- Do rubber slippers stop shocks?
- Myth! Dry, thick rubber does block current. But wet or worn soles let it through.
- Touch live with one hand and neutral with the other? Current goes hand to hand!
- Your feet are not even in the path. So always switch off the breaker first!
- Switch off first, always!
- Next myth: do LEDs get hot? Follow for more!
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