getting zapped

[John Hess]

They don't qualify.  They LIVED!

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From:  dzorde at geocities.com[SMTP:dzorde at geocities.com]
Sent:  Thursday, May 15, 1997 10:28 AM
To:  diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
Subject:  Re: getting zapped

>From some of the stories coming out in this thread, I seriously think we
have some potential winners for the Darwin award on this list. ;^)  Or mabye
we should compile them into a best seller, some of them are quite funny
(mind you probably not funny at the time).

Dan     dzorde at geocities.com
>>   <<<
>>          I've gotten zapped by motorcycle ignitions, 110V ac etc. but I
>>   believe that 12V dc is more dangerous due to the high currents
>>   involved. The first thing I learnt in basic electricity is that 500mA
>>   of current can kill you and car circuits certainly draw lots!
>>   >>>
>>   
>>   Well- put each hand on a battery terminal of your car; what happens?
Nothing. 
>>   No pain, nada. 12v is too low to drive significant current through your 
>>   skin/body load resistance. Higher voltage is more dangerous since the
current 
>>   that flows through your body is V/R as usual. 
>>   
>Suppose though that it's raining and your car won't start. You are 
>soaked and open the hood and start messing with the starter. Your spanner 
>shorts to ground. What happens? What I am trying to say is that given 
>the right circumstances 12V dc can deliver a nasty shock or give one 
>a nice burn.
>
>gchan at compserv.senecac.on.ca
>