If rubber & fabric are insulating materials, then why aren't shoes protecting people from electrical shock

Rubber soles do offer some electrical protection, but only if the electrical path tries to exit the body through the soles of the feet. The problem is the electrical resistivity of the material -- it generally means that you need much, much thicker soles to offer more complete protection.

If rubber %26amp; fabric are insulating materials, then why aren%26#039;t shoes protecting people from electrical shock
Well, if you%26#039;re talking about shock from electrical current like in the wall, then perfectly dry rubber-soled shoes will do a great job of isolating a person from ground electrically. But they won%26#039;t do a damn thing to, for example, stop an electrical current entering your left hand, stopping your heart and leaving by your right hand.





Relying on rubber-soled shoes for protection from high voltage electrical currents is a bad idea anyhow, because if they are the slightest bit wet then the water on their surface can create a ground path around the insulator which nullifies the insulating capability.





If you%26#039;re talking about static electricity, then insulating materials are in fact an absolute requirement for a charge to build up in the first place. Friction between rubber soles and carpeting in dry weather builds up a charge on the shoes, which draws electrons to or from your body and you can end up with a charge of hundreds of thousands of volts. Then, when you touch a grounded conductor, that discharges and you get a spark. The high voltage is usually not dangerous because the current (and thus the power) of static electricity is tiny, like picoamperes. Current, not voltage, is the dangerous component of electricity.
Reply:the shoes aren%26#039;t a part of, in, or covering the part of a person%26#039;s body that generally gets shocked. if you do not to recieve a shock, cover the part of your body that might recieve it with rubber.
Reply:There are usually nails or staples that hold the rubber on . therefore it doesn%26#039;t have to travel far to reach the foot or ground.
Reply:Because they are usually slightly damp from foot perspiration ( which is salty and so is a good conductor)
Reply:If you%26#039;ve ever seen lightning, you know how big of an air gap electricity can jump to find a good ground



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