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

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Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Hi Terry, all,
   On the subject of getting zapped.. I had a friend argue
with me the other day that AC is much more dangerous than
DC (and according to him, that's why they use DC in
electric fences.. ).. I always thought it was the other way
around.. when you grab DC, your muscles lock and you can't
let go.. with AC you have somewhat of a chance (due to the
60Hz.. ).. Am I correct in my reasoning?

Coiling In Pittsburgh
Ben McMillen

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> 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?
> 
> 
> 
> 


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