jamieriddles:
wilykat:
Only if you take apart a CRT monitors- the CRT can retain high voltage for a long time. It's not the voltage that hurts, it's the reflex from being shocked that can cause you to knock or drop the CRT on your toe that hurts the most.I got shocked by a CRT once.
It was definitely the voltage that hurt.
You got lucky then you didn't drop it on your feet. That hurts a whole lot more than the initial shock. 