Submitted by TheRadNinja46 t3_10phd6r in explainlikeimfive
mafiaknight t1_j6kjadg wrote
Reply to comment by BurnOutBrighter6 in ELI5: Why can't people let go when they're being electrocuted? by TheRadNinja46
That’s only half right. All muscles ARE controlled via electric impulse from the brain/nervous system, but it isn’t the “squeeze” command being given. ALL affected muscles are told to contract. Your hand has much stronger muscles for closing/gripping than for opening. (It has to overcome much greater force to hold things than to release them, so this makes perfect sense.)
Veritas3333 t1_j6l78ob wrote
This is why it's so easy to hold a crocodile's mouth closed!
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