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

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Original poster: "torlin by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <torlin-at-ghostmail-dot-net>

Actually, Ben, you have that backwards.  DC current, being 
Direct, will actually kick you away, hence the reason it 
is used in fences.  AC, Being alternating, is what causes 
your muscles to "lock".  Actually, they are tensing and 
releasing alternately (bicept tenses, while tricept 
relaxes) and switching back and forth, 60 times per 
second, as the current flows into, and out of your body. 
 This comes from personal experience, when I was younger 
and less attentive.  :)  I walked into a horse fence once, 
and was knocked on my a**, and once got too close to the 
business end of a florescent light in a cooler when I 
worked the supermarket biz.  

On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 22:01:40 -0600
  "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>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?
>> 
>> 
>>