I think it would be cool to do the math what happened, determine whether it is plausible, test it, and maybe do some measurements in a controlled environment!
I think it'd be a complete waste of time, as anyone with a basic education knows that it simply would not do that.
If you want to see someone poke something until it explodes, go ask Photon.
Yes,it would either be a fairly large "zap " if he shorted the mains to earth,or he would just quietly electrocute himself!
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As far as poking something that explodes--does anybody remember flashcubes?
They had a couple of slots on the bottom,& I was idly poking one of these with a screwdriver,whilst talking on the phone,when the flash went off!
The person on the other end of the phone must have wondered what happened,as I was speechless for a while------the flashcube was quite close to my face.
I always thought they operated from a throw-away battery in the Instamatic cameras,but it seems there was some other mechanism in play.