I cannot really recommend you do an experiment to confirm this or prove me
wrong but.... I could not let go. Ask others with similar experience about
it

Your muscles are just not fast enough to release a whole hand in this short
time.

Peter

> This sounds a little impossible as AC would alternately contract
> and release your muscles forcing you to release it! This is one
> of the reasons we have AC supplied to our home and not DC, among
> ather obvious reasons.
> Edison pushed for the use of AC by demonstrating on a horse. He'd
> fist hit it with AC and watch it bolt. When caught he'd again
> shcok it with DC killing it stone dead.