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   Message 771 of 786   
   Tahitian pearl to All   
   Re: Don't kill yourself by exhaust fumes   
   19 Feb 25 14:54:10   
   
   XPost: alt.slack   
   From: j63480576@gmail.com   
      
   % wrote:   
   > Tahitian pearl wrote:   
   >> jojo wrote:   
   >>> Sn!pe wrote:   
   >>>> jojo  wrote:   
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   >>>>> % wrote:   
   >>>>>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>>> % wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> % wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> jojo wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Sn!pe wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> jojo  wrote:   
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   >>>>>>>>>>>>> % 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 explains the zap I got from the smoke detector one time I was   
   >> working on it.  It was a quick zap, one of my arms knocked over the   
   >> TV, and then I was free.  I think that AC kind of shock can be best   
   >> described as 'pulse.'  No one is going to sit there and get pulsed   
   >> over and over.   
   >   
   > so get a boat and go fission   
      
   I hate to admit I'm poor but I can't afford a Tokamak Reactor.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak   
      
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