[DB]

I'm not buying the man produced enough static electricity energy to burn holes "the size of 10-cent pieces". 30,000 volts of static charge isn't that uncommon. It takes current with that voltage to actually burn things.

[ovrtaxt]

I work with low voltage (usually 10 to 22 volts) daily.

An arced low voltage circuit is easily hot enough to burn carpeting, clothes, skin, etc.

Ohm's law

How does one achieve such high amperage with 30,000 volts? Resistance (ohms) must have been extremely low. Weird.

[Willie Green]

30,000 volts of static charge isn't that uncommon. It takes current with that voltage to actually burn things.

Watt are you talking about???

(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

[bobsatwork]

I'm not buying the man produced enough static electricity energy to burn holes "the size of 10-cent pieces". .....Nope. Don't buy this at all. Arcs don't just burn at one end. If he arced from his foot, through his shoe, to the carpet, he would have burned his foot, shoe, and carpet equally. Someone heard a spark, looked down, and saw an old cigarette burn in the carpet. Added 2 + 2, and came up with 30,000.