> Yes, I know, gloves, rubber soled shoes, he was fine, but it still was somewhat terrifying to watch.

What gloves? For 110V? Bah!

Unless you’re a complete idiot and try to cut both wires at once with a conductive cutter, nothing happens when you snip them one by one.

And selection bias means we don’t see those guys around for long.

1. you can definitely get electrocuted snipping a single wire with insulated ppe, just brushing up against a wall can form a circuit.

2. You are thinking of survivorship bias, selection bias is a different thing.