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🎧 In this episode: Welcome back to Sparky Life, where we pull back the curtain on Hollywood’s electrical madness and separate movie magic from real-world electrical truths.

Can you actually get launched across a room by touching a fence?

Would an arc welder melt a burglar?

Can a hairdryer in the tub really kill someone?

We’re breaking it ALL down.

💥 In this myth-busting episode, Lia dissects famous electrical scenes from:

• Home Alone 2 – Arc welding burglar traps
• Taken – Liam Neeson, mains voltage, and terrifying interrogation
• What Lies Beneath – Death by beauty tool?
• Jurassic Park – The electric fence shock scene

You’ll learn:

• What’s actually possible and what’s pure Hollywood fiction
• The shocking truth about electric currents, voltage, and how death really happens
• How circuit breakers, GFCIs, and electric fences really work
• Why high voltage doesn’t always mean high danger — and what actually does

This is a fun, nerdy, fiery episode for the Sparky community that loves facts, physics, and movies that get it hilariously wrong.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome to Sparky Life

00:28 – Movie Myths: Arc Welding in Home Alone 2

02:50 – What Is a Dead Short?

05:00 – Taken: The Mains Voltage Torture Scene

08:35 – Current vs Voltage: What Really Kills You

10:00 – What Lies Beneath: Hairdryer in the Tub

12:44 – GFCIs, Water Conductivity & Bathtub Myths

14:40 – Jurassic Park: The Electric Fence Myth

17:45 – Circuit Breakers vs Hollywood “Priming”

20:01 – What Electric Fences Actually Do

22:05 – Final Thoughts: Truth vs Movie Magic

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