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I don't know what's funnier; the story or all the analysis of the story.
I was curious and ran this by my husband, a master electrician who teaches electrical theory at a technical college. While it sounds unlikely, he said nothing in the description of the electrical currents was impossible. The ground wire is only there for lightening strikes and catastrophic events. It isn't part of the actual electrical circuit. If there was current going to ground, it means there was a problem with the wiring of the circuit and the dog urinating *could* conceivably complete the circuit. Whether it's true or not (my money's on not) it is a really funny story with a great punch line so I gave a +1
As a old Telephone guy ( take that as you will) the ground was really important on Party lines ( remember those) to get the phone to ring. If there was a problem with the ground, the phone would work fine, but it would not ring. So the story is possible, and very funny.
The ground wire is there as a circuit braker. To make it more safe.The current goes to the ground instead of through you.That is reasonable enough, but best is that it can be meassured, and such everything can shut off if there is only a small current venturing out of the circuit.means, if YOU are part of the circuit, it will shut itself down before you die of it.