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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
It's not the voltage but the amperage that will kill you.

People keep repeating that but many fail to understand the voltage is the source that determines the amperage when combined the resistance in the human circuit. She got out of the bathtub to answer the phone and was likely dripping wet with very low resistance.

22 posted on 07/15/2013 9:56:44 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Yes I was going to mention resistance. But the point of the discussion was the wire to carry the charge.


42 posted on 07/15/2013 10:17:02 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I will not comply.)
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