It stopped flowing the moment you broke the circuit.
in the same way that the current (Amps) flowing through your lounge light stops flowing the moment you turn off the light switch.
ok, let me put it another way ---> why is an RCD unable to detect when a circuit is broken (with regards to my scenario)?
People say because the circuit is incomplete and or current has stopped flowing.......but so what......I still don't get why RCD's cannot recognise such an event?
I guess my point/question is not such much around 'why' it doesn't trip (I accept what you guys are saying in general) but moreso 'how' come it doesn't trip..........how can an electrical device such as an RCD, with our incredible modern technological advances and science and knowledge, not be able to detect when current stops flowing....seems hard to fathom that they can't be designed/programmed to handle such situations.
PS, I know I'm probably getting into some deep discussion here because of my ignorance, so apologies in advance.