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The voltage/current distinction does become important when your body forms one branch of a current divider, though that's only one approach to electrical safety
by 0xcde4c3db 8y ago
The voltage/current distinction does become important when your body forms one branch of a current divider, though that's only one approach to electrical safety, and others certainly do work by just reducing the voltage across the body.
- jdietrich 8y agoElectrocution is a complex issue, so it's not really true to say that it's the voltage, current, power or energy that kills you. A sufficiently large amount of energy will definitely kill you, but for everything else the answer is "it depends".