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From: dam@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: HELP!
Message-ID: <7506@vanuata.cs.glasgow.ac.uk>
Date: 22 Jan 91 11:55:27 GMT
References: <1991Jan19.052458.7449@wam.umd.edu> <1991Jan19.075940.26652@zoo.toronto.edu> <55124@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> <87498@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: dam@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
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In article <87498@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> michael robert hauser <hauser@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>In article <55124@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> visjames@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
[Lots of extremely dangerous and irresposible suggestions deleted]
]>
]You were lucky. If you would have completed the circuit across your heart,
]you might be dead right now. 
]
]It takes less than 1 amp through the body to kill someone.
                    ^^^^^
It takes 50mA to kill someone. The voltage is irrelavent as the current flow
will be decided by your body resistance which fluctuates wildly. Whether it
is 240v UK or 110v US or whatever if your body resistance is low enough to
allow 50mA to pass you'll be dead AC or DC.

This thread is extremely irresponsible. Under no circumstances should you
wire mains to metal windows or for that matter any exposed metal parts
irrespective of your supply voltage as it will almost certainly KILL
someone.

If you really must electrocute people, the suggestion above is probably the 
sanest however bear in mind that if someone has a pacemaker fitted, even 
the "cattle fence" type arrangement could KILL.

As they say a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing and in this case its
DOWNRIGHT LETHAL.

Dave
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