From: tombiasi@optonline.net   
      
   On 9/6/2013 4:55 PM, Salmon Egg wrote:   
   > In article , Don Kelly    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 04/09/2013 2:30 PM, Salmon Egg wrote:   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>>    "Paul Hovnanian P.E."  wrote:   
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   > At one AIEE lecture I attended on the subject of electrical shock, I got   
   > an idea of how stupid a person can be. The lecturer said that someone   
   > wanted to see what kind of shock could be obtained from a 22.5V battery.   
   > He wet his hands with salt water before grasping wires to the battery.   
   > He managed to kill himself.   
   >   
   > Ordinarily, the lecturer said, that death from dc came because of   
   > inductive kick (ventricular fibrillation) or just getting cooked.   
   >   
   >I don't doubt your recollection but I seriously doubt the lecturer.   
   Voltage of 22.5 volts across a wet hand possibly could be felt but it   
   would be lethal in a very, very, small percentage of cases.   
   Ventricular fibrillation from a 22.5 volt shock to the hand would not be   
   very likely.   
      
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