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On the other hand, if skin is breached, the resistance is quite a bit smaller, and it won't take too much voltage to cause a deadly current.
by FreeFull 9y ago
On the other hand, if skin is breached, the resistance is quite a bit smaller, and it won't take too much voltage to cause a deadly current.
- wlesieutre 9y agoThere's a story floating around the internet of someone having done by stabbing through their thumbs with a 9V multimeter, and maybe it's possible, but I'm skeptical of the story's veracity. I can see those wacky stories for a lot of situations, but you'd think with somebody dying that there'd be some kind of incident report or other documentation. But sure, it's probably best to not touch the car battery terminals when your hands are bleeding.
- lightedman 9y agoDing, this person isn't thinking about how sharp those cable clamps are and how strong of a spring it has which can drive that clamp well past the skin. This is how we killed animals on the ranch I grew up on. I know very well what will kill you electrically-speaking.