btw: pho stated what high voltage can do to you
Sadly, i must agree with Gameskeeper in this one.. as much as i dont want to..
Holding a High voltage wire will do nothing to you if there is not a place for that voltage to flow.. his 'birds on a power wire' is actually a great example...
So if the entire fence in JP was electrified at the same voltage, then no.. nothing would have happened to him up there... voltage doesnt do anything.. current is what shocks,throws, etc... I work on high voltage systems all the time.. and if you're, for example, on a wooden ladder, you can grab all the 600v lines you want.. as long as thats ALL you grab... ANY potential difference will cause current. EG, dont grab a 600V line and a 400V line..
there's still 200V potential between them... As with electric fences.. they have the X volt line.. and the ground... ground is ground, 0v, reference...
If you dont believe me, i will gladly demonstrate sometime... i'll even do it on our 300AMP rectifier systems at my workplace for you.... or you can do this yourself (dont try this at home if you're stupid)
1) get insulating metereal. rubber mat, wooden ladder, etc etc
2) grab Positive terminal on you're car battery
Congradulations.. your body is now +12v while you're holding that terminal.. if you were to touch the car body, ground, or almost ANYTHING else.. you would be zapped, possibly killed... but as long as you're insulated.. you're fine
If you doubt me, come to quakecon, and i will show you
you can also hold a drop of liquid nitrogen in your hand, even in your mouth on your tounge... and not get injured... that's next week..