electric shock
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Among them is electrofishing, where power generators and batteries are used to create ripples of electric shock in the water to stun fish.
Metro’s safety culture came under scrutiny Tuesday as investigators disclosed that track workers were left vulnerable to train traffic or electric shock and other employees feared reprisal for raising concerns about safety.
Metrorail system still has work to do on safety, board says | Justin George | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostMultiple studies have found that many people prefer to literally give themselves electric shocks rather than be bored.
The researchers also examined how mice feel each other’s fear in experiments where mice saw other mice receive an electric shock.
Mice may ‘catch’ each other’s pain — and pain relief | Carolyn Wilke | January 12, 2021 | Science NewsThe researchers decided to pair this smell with a mild electric shock, and the mice quickly learned to freeze in anticipation.
Michael remembers the feeling of the whip against his thighs, “like an electric shock.”
11 Juiciest Bits From ‘Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson’ | Abby Haglage | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJones had Ricky Gervais administer electric shock to him during a segment.
It was like an electric shock to a group of editors operating in the bleary haze of jet lag, pasta, and fashion overabundance.
A live wire had connected with the metal bars of the house, and the electric shock was burning Lysondya's leg.
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Finding a Skull in the Rubble | Lisa Armstrong | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTLike an electric shock, the well-known chords of the Tragala aroused his hearers—every one crowded round the singer.
At the sound Armand recoiled, as at an electric shock, and seized my hand with such force as to give me pain.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsAn electric shock passed round the table; there was a gleam in every eye, even in those of the servants.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetShe caught hold of him and clung to him; he could feel, like an electric shock, the thrill of her excitement.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThe deep, angry words thrilled through every one like an electric shock.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
British Dictionary definitions for electric shock
the physiological reaction, characterized by pain and muscular spasm, to the passage of an electric current through the body. It can affect the respiratory system and heart rhythm: Sometimes shortened to: shock
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