Hilarious footage captures unfortunate moment reporter touches a 6000 volt electric fence

Who knew high-powered electric fences could be so... shocking?

We've all been there in situations where you do something foolish that you know you weren't supposed to, but I doubt many will be quite as painful as this particular reporter's mistake.

Electric fences are common installations to either keep things like animals in a certain area, or to prevent unwanted intruders out.

The latter was the case for an autoparts business owner, as they'd experienced several break-ins over the last month.

They took the initiative to install a high-powered electric fence, which stored up to 6,000 volts of energy, as a deterrent and a punishment to anyone stupid enough to try robbing the place again.

Unfortunately, the only individual that this particular fence caught was unwitting TV news reporter Andy Geoghegan, who accidentally placed his hand on the live wires in the midst of a segment about the very fence.

Thankfully this comical situation has been preserved forever through the power of YouTube, as channel 'TheBlooperBoy' has uploaded the footage for us all to laugh at - while also feeling Geoghegan's pain.

The video itself has garnered over 3.7 million views in its 14 years on the site, and we certainly don't blame you if you can't help revisiting it every once in a while.

Geoghegan, clearly in an attempt to demonstrate the fence, somehow forgot that it would be active in that moment and grabbed the wire.

This quickly send a massive electric shock through his body, causing his to hilariously be thrown away from the fence in shock. He relayed the experience afterwards, explaining that:

"As you can imagine, having 6,000 volts running through your body is not a comfortable experience." That's probably putting it lightly!

Maybe keep your eyes peeled next time you're around an electric fence (Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Of course, social media has had its own reaction to the humorous clip. One commenter claims: "Sometimes I question my decision making skills. Then I watch a video like this and feel much better." Who knew an electric shock could provide such an uplifting revelation?

Another jokes that Geoghegan should instead be praised for his efforts: "This reporter needs an award for going above and beyond the call of nature in the name of investigative reporting."

We're sure that this reporter won't exactly be buzzing to find out that the YouTube algorithm has allowed his mistake to resurface once again, but you could perhaps argue that this shocking incident lit a spark in his career.