To be totally 'open' about it, it is totally consistent in the discussion. Its the yin to the yang, the light to the dark. Simply, it is the totality of a concept. If you have shorts that are many times actually opens, then it confuses. To add clarity, this discussion of a short involved generalizations thrown out which perpetuates the ongoing ignorances encountered. Many opens are called shorts, many shorts aren't shorts. In your definition of a short you state that when you get electrocuted your 'shorting' out a circuit. We'll agree to disagree on your assertion that your 'shorting' out a circuit, when in actuality you are just electrocuting yourself. If a circuit your electrocuting yourself with has a ..............