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If there's such a large voltage, would it discharge fast enough that the actual force doesn't matter that much? The extreeeeemly high force is probably commiser
by nick238 5y ago
If there's such a large voltage, would it discharge fast enough that the actual force doesn't matter that much? The extreeeeemly high force is probably commiserate with the extreeeeeeeeemly fast discharge, so you wouldn't build that much kinetic energy.
There'd still be loads of energy, definitely enough to turn you into a cloud of plasma with the 'millions of lightning bolts' he references, but that seems like it's orders of magnitude short to destroy the entire planet.
- ben_w 5y agoIt’s a thought experiment to teach physics to students rather than a practical idea, so this scenario magically deletes all the specified electrons simultaneously without a chance for the body to discharge gracefully. Given this wildly implausible conceit, you would explode much as they say.