Ungrounded power cord: Will I die?

Hi all ! This is a short story about how I almost died from my refrigerator . I noticed my freezer smelled like bad food . So I went through all the questionable food (lots of it as I am single) and threw it out , wiped out the fridge and freezer . Next day , freezer and fridge smelled like bad food again , cleaned out everything wiped out freezer and fridge . Next morning get up , grab fridge door and bang !!! Grabbed the crap out of me , I couldnt let go of the door handle , finally fell down and was able to let go . Reason ? I lifted the ground as it would make a popping noise through my speakers when the compressor came on . I plugged the fridge into a 2 plug noise filter . One of the wires inside the fridge was burnt and was touching the cabinet . 1 in a million ? Not good enough odds for me when messing with electricity . Thanks for reading....brad

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Glad to hear you are OK, but how does stinky food relate to the wire being burned?

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Yes. Let us know the date of your funeral. :) :)

Hi all ! The insulation on the wire was burning and causing the smell I thought was bad food . Moral of the story.... dont mess around with any voltage , 120 volts will kill you as easy as 480v .

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Ooooh, I see how you got confused about the smell, but 480 is a lot more likely to fry you than 120. My bet is if you had grabbed 480 you wouldn't be around to tell your story.