Re: The effects of high voltage on the body..

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Mercurus,

If I remember right, he was standing on a wooden floor that "saved his cookies"
by insulating him so the circuit was not completed.  If you can view MS Word
docs, check ol' "sparky" out having a bad day with 14,400VAC...

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/sparky_2.doc

Pole pigs deliver "explosive" currents easily to humans.  Your only hope is
that the exploding fats in your external body parts blow the life sustaining
parts clear.  Sorry to be "messy", but that IS how it works...  There was a
video on the grotesque side of the net showing someone being incinerated to a
pile of ashes buy 14,400VAC power lines awhile back...


People touch 120VAC all the time.  What matters is the current flow.  If the
resistance of the circuit is high you live.  If your are in the bathtub you
die.  People can get "familiar" with AC voltages and know just how much to
touch them.  But they are riding on experience, knowledge and a little
showmanship.  They know the theory well and they know when to quit.  Don't copy
them any more than any other daredevil!!

Cheers,

        Terry


At 11:18 PM 4/17/2002 -0700, you wrote: 
>
> Hey, I read a post a long time ago on a mailing list from this guy that got
> zapped from a pole pig or something even bigger, I can't remember, and lived,
> tho he was hurting for a while after, the funny thing I remember is he says
> now he can take normal 120 house current from a wall socket with no effects,
> can anyone explain this? Is it possible that the body can adapt itself to
> electricity in such a way?