don't really need gloves for this, it's in australia, the power can be turned off, i'd be more worried that it would eventually slip just enough to create a circuit
Speaking of Australian power sockets being turned off, I'm always confused and mildly terrified when other countries don't have switches on their sockets.
Well this is neat if you are in a jam, but if the item they want to plug in is only rated for 112 an the plug they are trying to plug into is 220. They are gonna have a nice cozy fire to keep warm with after the item they have rigged to work goes up in flames!
Safety first