Tangwhich said:That won't work for the same reason birds can safely perch on a power line.
what you have to do is run two bare lines paralell to each other about 1/8" apart over top of an insulating membrane such as duct tape. Only thing is, you shouldn't be using 110 household current because you may injure a child or another adult and then you might be charged. I heard a story about a guy who did this with his car (ran the hose to create a puddle underneath it) and killed a toddler.
You could pick up a 12 volt power converter and use it. It will give a shock, but nothing major to a human.

