RE: Red Dwarf, Binary Systems
September 5, 2014 at 3:21 pm
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2014 at 3:25 pm by Anomalocaris.)
How do you get killed by 12 volts?
By using it to generate a tiny spark while you stand in a pool of gasoline?
If 12 volts flow through your body, you body becomes the resistor that limits the current flow in the circuit. So with your skin in the way, 12 volts ain't gonna kill you. That's why car batteries are not labeled with skull and crossbones.
Usually, it takes 36 volts or more to generate any potentially dangerous current flow throughout your body and pose any significant danger of electrocution.
By using it to generate a tiny spark while you stand in a pool of gasoline?
If 12 volts flow through your body, you body becomes the resistor that limits the current flow in the circuit. So with your skin in the way, 12 volts ain't gonna kill you. That's why car batteries are not labeled with skull and crossbones.
Usually, it takes 36 volts or more to generate any potentially dangerous current flow throughout your body and pose any significant danger of electrocution.
