Recently, I took an old disposable 35mm film camera appart. It had a flash, powered by a 1.5 V carbon-zinc AA battery. Inadvertantly, I got across the terminals of the flash capacitor and got a hell of a shock.
Had the current gone through the right (wrong?) place, I could well be dead. -John =============== > Every time I follow a school bus that stops at a railroad crossing and > opens its doors to stop, look, and listen - even though there is no > sign with crossed bars saying "Stop, Look, and Listen" and there are > many flashing red lights when a train approaches - I think of politicians > who would not put their name to a bill that compromised children's safety, > in any way real or imagined. > > Lawyers are responsible for the death of common sense in the USA. > Trial lawyers, that is. > > Now, a 9 volt battery has a few centimeters between terminals, if that. > It is commonly accepted that electrocution needs a path through the heart > to succeed, as well as many milliamps. GFCI outlets trip at about 5 mA. > Pain begins at 10 mA. You would be hard pressed to get those currents > anywhere on the human body, never mind through the heart, with 9 VDC. > There is a reason why someone using a defibrillator shouts, "Clear." > > There was a time, before the internet, when most people were ashamed to > venture opinions on things they didn't know about, so they stayed quiet. > The anonymity of the Internet has made it possible for people to share > their ignorance with no shame, and we are poorer for it. > > Notice the obligatory use of the word "time" in the above paragraph. > > In the words of another organization for another reason, "Move on." > > Bill Hawkins > > OTOH, I remember being very afraid, at 6 years old, when my father > told me it was OK to touch the terminals of a car battery. I'd heard > that electricity killed, but I had no idea of the magnitudes involved. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
