Pranks are different – some of them make us all laugh for the rest of the day, while other scare wits out of us and we sometimes end up in thinking that this prank was a bad thing to do. Electrocution pranks leave us in two minds. On one hand, it was funny to watch somebody so scared, on the other hand we feel sorry for this person because he or she took it for real, and in reality such things very often have a bad ending. Watching it is not so shocking as watching hurricane Hugo video clips, but still – electrocutions are dangerous.

These guys are funny, though my first thought was that if such situation had happened for real – then the guy with a banana wouldn’t have been able to help his friend. He was confused and scared, and that would slow down his reaction and pare down the other guy’s chances to survive.

This prank is hilarious, but I hope that in reality people don’t leave high voltage systems open in the street without keeping eye on it.

But besides electrocution pranks there are situations when people really receive a current rush. The lucky ones get away with a fright and some pain that is gone with time, but others get heavily injured, not to mention fatal cases. That’s why we should always be careful while working with electrical appliances and repairing them. Make sure there’s no water or other liquid around your working space. Avoid using electric appliances that have bare wires. Remember that your bathroom is not the right room for using such appliances: try to use your hair dryer somewhere else. Before tinkering anything, make sure that it’s not plugged into the wall outlet and always have somebody else around. In case you do get electrocuted, this person may save your life.