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sbrack@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Steven S. Brack) writes

>To clear up:
>        1) Voltage is analogous to pressure.
>        2) Amperage is analogous to flow rate.
>        3) WATTAGE is analogous to force.
>
>In this case, amperage is the killer. The human body is a fairly good
>resistor, so a tremendous amperage must be used in order to have any
>great effect.

Not quite. Amperage is the killer, but as little as 50Vdc @ 50mA
can kill. AC is roughly the same. The value I have is 23 Vrms @ 50mA.
I'm told that AC shock survival is lower because 60 Hz interferes with
the natural beating of the heart ( roughly 60 Hz ).

My numbers come from a safety course I took last year. WHMIS++ for
Canadians who want to know. I don't have a concrete source at hand,
but if flamed sufficiently will look one up.

These numbers seem small to me, but I suspect a bathtub is involved.

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