Differance in potential
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Yes,
Also assuming you are insulated from other potential like grounded surfaces.
The other thing to think about here is that the only way for the same conductor to have a difference in potential at two different points is for there to be some resistance in that conductor and current will have to be flowing to create a voltage drop across that resistance.
But this is exactly what causes many of the so called "stray voltage" incidents in grounded current carrying conductors. Because the conductor is carrying current it will have some voltage drop, but because it is a grounded conductor it may not have same potential to earth at some distant point then it has near the grounding electrode at the source.
Also assuming you are insulated from other potential like grounded surfaces.
The other thing to think about here is that the only way for the same conductor to have a difference in potential at two different points is for there to be some resistance in that conductor and current will have to be flowing to create a voltage drop across that resistance.
But this is exactly what causes many of the so called "stray voltage" incidents in grounded current carrying conductors. Because the conductor is carrying current it will have some voltage drop, but because it is a grounded conductor it may not have same potential to earth at some distant point then it has near the grounding electrode at the source.
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You will get shocked when you touch the first wire. There will be some amount of capacitive reactance between the wire in your hand and planet Earth. Your body will create a current path that will short out that capacitor. Whether this will be enough for you to feel the shock is a matter of many variables.
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