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   jojo to All   
   Re: Don't kill yourself by exhaust fumes   
   19 Feb 25 15:34:28   
   
   XPost: alt.slack   
   From: f00@0f0.00f   
      
   Sn!pe wrote:   
   > jojo  wrote:   
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   >> % wrote:   
   >>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>> % wrote:   
   >>>>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>> % wrote:   
   >>>>>>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> Sn!pe wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> jojo  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> % wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Nomen Nescio wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you know it will result in vomiting, urination and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> defecation?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Your next of kin will not be able to get the smell out   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> of your   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ford   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Raptor pickup.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> the exhaust goes out the car, not inside.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> reroute the exhaust   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> but the car will stop right if it doesnt go out properly.   
   >>>>>>>>>> anyway,   
   >>>>>>>>>> we are going to have electric cars so its not an issue.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> 700 Volts DC makes a pretty good zap, it's quick too.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> you mean to kill yourself? idk, people have survived   
   >>>>>>>> lightning strikes, which is hundreds of millions of volts.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> but it's not suicide   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> yeeah... how many volts typically does a person need to die?   
   >>>>>> idk but i think AC would be more lethal than DC right?   
   >>>>>>   
   >   
   > 700 Volts is way more than sufficient to stop your heart.  The most   
   > lethal shocks pass across the heart, i.e. hand to hand or hand to ground   
   > via the foot.  This is why, when working on live equipment, you should   
   > always keep one hand in your pocket.   
   >   
   > DC is more lethal than AC because when you grasp a conductor at high   
   > voltage, your muscles contract and lock you onto that conductor.  With   
   > DC the lock is continuous; with AC the voltage continually fluctuates   
   > and passes through zero volts twice each cycle, so it is not impossible   
   > to break that electrified muscle grip.   
   >   
   > Either AC or DC can kill you perfectly well, though.   
      
      
   huh... passes through zero volts, ok yeah that would make DC more   
   lethal... right car batteries are DC.   
      
      
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> it's not the volts its the amps   
   >>>>   
   >>>> amps is number of electrons right... voltage is the force with   
   >>>> which they are being pushed...   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Amps (amperes) are the unit of electric current in the   
   >>> International System of Units (SI). One ampere is equal to 1   
   >>> coulomb moving past a point per second. You can calculate amps   
   >>> using the formula I (A) = P (W) / V (V)   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> and 1 coulomb is the charge of 1 electron right, so its 1   
   >> electron moving. why do people try to make things complicated.   
   >>   
   >   
   > IIRC (from a distance of 60 years) one Coulomb is the quantity of   
   > electric charge (number of electrons) required to raise the electric   
   > charge of a one Farad capacitor by one Volt.   
   >   
   > Farads are big, electrons are small; a Coulomb is a lot of electrons.   
   >   
      
   yeah i just searched about that, told pearly about it. he didnt know.   
      
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