You've seen it in cartoons, but what actually happens when you get electrocuted? Most of the cases we call “electrocutions” are actually electric shocks: an electric current running through a body. Whether an electric shock becomes an electrocution actually depends on the nature of the current involved! Want to learn more? Join Hank for an electrifying new episode of SciShow! We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Bella Nash, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick Merrithew, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/injuries-and-poisoning/electrical-and-lightning-injuries/electrical-injuries https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/human-body-make-electricity.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763825/ https://safety.grainger.com/facilities/automated-external-defibrillators-aed ------------ Images: http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-set-of-construction-worker-accident/823304546/popup?sq=electric%20shock/f=CPIHVX/s=DynamicRank http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-set-of-doodle-skulls-with-bones/648381238 http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-photo-neurons-electrical-pulses/652440152/popup?sq=neurons/f=CPIHVX/s=DynamicRank http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-photo-countryside-view-with-electricity-pylon/122475003/popup?sq=danger%20electricity/f=CPIHVX/s=DynamicRank http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-vector-icon-of-water-pipe-connector/576742964/popup?sq=pipes%20water/f=CIHVX/p=2/s=DynamicRank http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-photo-emergency-equipment/579747922