How to charge and discharge a capacitor?

no, this is not a good idea. It's almost impossible to select a voltage that will shock one person without the risk of killing a different person.

that capacitor can easily store enough energy to kill someone. Only if you keep the voltage below about 40 volts can you avoid that, but 40 volts will not be noticeable to most people.

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An electrolytic cap isn't something extra suitable than a 2 pole discreet ingredient that has a different skill to have a cathode and anode in close proximity to a minimum of one yet another and due to their close inter coiled wrappings could have electrons removed from one making it extra electro-helpful and built up on the different making it extra electro detrimental, if shorted mutually the two poles will straight away stability out and drop the ionic expenditures . the fee for describing the capacitance in a area is a Farad and a microfarad is maximum of the time used a a divisional unit. The voltage imprinted on the area of the cap is indicative of the max selection this is going to tolerate. besides the shown fact that the small air hollow the arc jumps to zap you is approximately 1000volts consistent with mm//so which you need to to be somewhat careful or wham it have been given ya...there ya bypass from the E.

Buy one piece diode 1N4007 (about 10 cents). Connect Hot 115 volts AC to anode of 1N4007, cathode of 1N4007 connects to 220uF positive terminal. Connect Neutral (115V) to negative terminal of 220uF.

Capacitor shall be charged up to 150 volts DC with one second. Remove the capacitor from circuit,test both terminals by shorting them. A big spark shall be created. It could shock anyone well enough.

To increase its power,it can be charged up to 450 volts DC with a simple tripler circuit,and it is quite dangerous to touch 450 volts.

Capacitors can store a heck of a lot of energy -- that's their purpose. It kind of depends on the "capacity" of the "capacitor".

connect it to rated supply voltage it will charge

short circuit it with a wire, it will discharge.