I saw a message on under h2o, is bad for your health. try looking back 500 day to see this message. regards Jim

Same reason birds do not get the piss shocked out of them when they land on power line.

If you have faulty equipment you may get a tingle untill you start the arc but then it goes away.

You don't put yourself between the electrode and ground (the workpiece). If you do, you will get shocked.

http://www.supsalv.org/pdf/cut_weld.pdf

Try this link, it was posted during a discussion on this topic a while back here on the forum. Search for "Wet Welding" posted by Len Anderson(sp?) if you want to read the rest of the discussion.

Note all of the safety warnings when you read the pdf in the link provided. Makes you stop and think before you dive.
John Wright