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I can't believe that you mentioned getting a shock in a story about an 8th grade science teacher. I have a vivid memory of my 8th grade science teacher in 1963 using a small generator (very similar looking to a pencil sharpener) to do a similar experiment.
He had the whole class form a circle and hold hands. He then put a lead from the generator into the hands of the kids on each end with instructions that nobody should let go. When he started to slowly turn the handle there was one kid who decided to let go anyway. He and the kid he let go of both got shocked.
The teacher then took each of us individually and had us hold the leads as he shocked each one of us. Luckily, I got mine late enough to learn that if I didn't grip the lead tightly it would fly out of my hand as my body convulsed. It did.
Imagine what would happen to a teacher that would do that now?
Wow, that is crazy!!!