Am I electrocution myself or experiencing RF burns, or are these things just hot?

I have two different sensations where I’m not sure what’s going on.

So, I left my CW key at home the other day, and in the spirit of homebrew, I took the Aux cord out of my car, plugged one end into the radio and on the other end, I bent up a spare peice of wire to close the circuit and make some beebs happen and all was well. But then something happened, it felt warm enough to take me by surprise and I dropped it. I wrapped most of it in electrical tape and it was better. For grounding I have 2 ground radials on a vertical wire hooked to my tuner.

On a related note, I know when we think quality radios, we think of the UV5R. So I was chatting along, and the little metal clip on the side began to have a similar uncomfortable feeling.

So What does an RF burn feel like?

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