A funny video has emerged of teenagers using a giant skill tester at a birthday party, and electrocuting themselves in the process.

The footage, shot on Monday near Sydney, Australia, shows the guests trying out their skills on the custom-made game which is plugged into a 12volt battery.

The contraption was created by the father Jacob Strickling from the YouTube channel 'Make science fun'. He did it for his son's 18th birthday.

"The teenagers had a great time and the pain only lasted a short time," he wrote online.

It's worth mentioning that Jacob knows what he's doing and this is not something to necessarily try at home.

Hilarious footage of teenagers birthday party where guests take turns using a giant skill tester to reach cash at the end. The only catch is that if they fail, they get an enormous electric zap from an electric fence unit.

When Matthew was organising his 18th party, he asked his father, Jacob Strickling, renowned for his YouTube channel 'Make Science Fun' and science antics if he could have some 'sciencey' games.

Jacob purchased some coiled copper tube (a very good conductor), some chicken wire, an electric fence unit and a 12volt battery. The chicken wire was placed on the timber deck, and the copper tube formed into the skill tester. The electric fence unit was then connected. Guests in bare feet took turns trying to reach the cash at the end of the copper tube. When the loop accidentally touches the tube, a circuit is formed and the electricity passes through the persons body and into the conducting chicken wire, giving the guest an electric zap!

The teenagers had a great time and the pain only lasted a short time.

++ Clients Note - Every person seen in the footage has given permission to being filmed and footage used to be uploaded to Newsflare for purchase++