To: Malsua
I'm not suggesting anyone try this, but 15 volts won't hurt unless you put water on it or something. Could someone clear this up for me?
You can experience many thousands of volts without getting hurt. A car battery is only 12 volts, but the amps are such that you can get fried. You can also paralyze fish in a pond with a telephone generator.
28 posted on
08/19/2004 7:33:45 PM PDT by
aruanan
To: aruanan
>> A car battery is only 12 volts, but the amps are such that you can get fried.<<<
yeah, but you can grab both terminals and not have any issue whatsoever.
Lots of amps in a car battery, but only painful if the voltage is jacked up.
31 posted on
08/19/2004 7:36:24 PM PDT by
Malsua
To: aruanan
An induction coil added to the curcuit can make things rather interesting.
34 posted on
08/19/2004 7:37:27 PM PDT by
oyez
(¡Qué viva la revolución de Reagan!)
To: aruanan
There is almost no way you can harm yourself permanently by becoming one with the circuit with a 12 volt car battery unless you pierce your skin with sharp probes.
72 posted on
08/19/2004 8:47:13 PM PDT by
Old Professer
(If they win, it will be because we've become too soft.)
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