<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brazil" rel="" target="" title="Brazilian"><span>Brazilian</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/television" rel="" target="" title="television presenter"><span>television presenter</span></a><span> was knocked unconscious on live TV after touching a bunch of grapes on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/today-in-history" rel="" target="" title="February 18, 1996"><span>February 18, 1996</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lasier Martins was doing a live cross from Caxias do Sul's Grape Festival when he touched a </span><a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/the-block/grapes/7e11c42c-70df-47e6-b779-58b0eed619ef" rel="" target="" title="bunch of grapes"><span>bunch of grapes</span></a><span> hanging from a case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martins immediately howled in pain before falling hard onto his back.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-15-what-happened-on-this-day-shawinigan-handshake/37075d18-960c-4237-8759-d6358032b2be"><strong><span>Prime Minister puts protester in a chokehold</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perhaps not realising what had happened, the presenter of </span><em><span>Jornal do Almoco</span></em><span> smiled at the camera before throwing to an ad break.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martins had suffered a 220-volt electric shock from touching the </span><a href="https://kitchen.nine.com.au/grape" rel="" target="" title="grapes"><span>grapes</span></a><span> due to an unfortunate series of events.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The grapes were being kept in a metal case behind a glass panel.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-18-what-happened-on-this-day-electric-shock-grapes/795ea0a2-7100-442d-bb03-d5f807a9ef83" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But because of the way the lights were reflecting on the glass, the television show had it removed before the broadcast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nobody had realised a live wire was pumping electricity through the metal case, and then through the grapes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While it may not seem intuitive, grapes, like most organic matter, is capable of conducting electricity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martins broke a rib in the fall and ended up hospitalised after being unconscious for several seconds.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But he was lucky to have fallen backwards as a result of the shock.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Had he fallen forward, he could have been killed if he touched the electric cable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-13-what-happened-on-this-day-filet-o-fish/a40abc56-7f1a-479c-8d06-fee5246b57f2"><strong><span>The burger invented because no-one went to McDonald's on Fridays</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The video had a second lease of life after it was uploaded to YouTube, much to Martins' chagrin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That was one of the most regrettable and painful situations I've ever experienced," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Both the shock and the YouTube video.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I have never watched the video and I don't want to relive that, because it was a very violent shock."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the video did not harm his political ambitions. Martins would go on to be </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/brazil-president-jair-bolsonaro-most-shocking-quotes/13574b22-cee3-4ad9-ad52-052688ad421d" rel="" target="" title="elected to the Federal Senate in 2014"><span>elected to the Federal Senate in 2014</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He served one term before leaving office in 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martins did not consider the video a laughing matter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When a young man mockingly pretended to be electrocuted as he shook Martins' hand, the politician filed a police report.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-11-what-happened-on-this-day-anna-kournikova-virus/75282564-a459-47fe-a48a-e789b2b87b98" rel="" target="" title="A million people couldn't resist opening this email"><strong><span>A million people couldn't resist opening this email</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>