 FACT: In order for Timmy to be hurt by the electric fence, he would  need some part of his body touching the ground. (It cant be an  interlaced fence because there are wires connecting all the cables.)  Since he was still several feet up, he is just as safe as a bird  sitting on a power line. Even if it was interlaced, energizing it  while he gripped it with both hands would not knock him off. He  would be unable to let go. After further review, the cables are  connected by cords, not wire. So it could, (but not must!) be an  interlaced fence. At the time the sparks fly, Timmy is standing on  one cable, hes holding another with both hands, and a third cable  is about level with his knees. If the fence is interlaced, he would  be okay as long as he doesnt touch the cable by his knees. (Or come  within a quarter