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Peter
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I'm having trouble working out the formula for electrocution. (Yeah,
ok, "Stick your finger in a power point".)
Here in Oz we run 240v which is much nastier than 110v. From what I
read 100mA is very fatal and even 20-30mA can be. But doing the sums
it just doesn't add up.
I measure my resistance to ground with a multimeter and it reads
anywhere from 2M ohms and up depending on shoes, floor covering etc.
Using V=IR on 2M and 240v gives a current of 0.1mA. Is that enough to
kill you?
ok, "Stick your finger in a power point".)
Here in Oz we run 240v which is much nastier than 110v. From what I
read 100mA is very fatal and even 20-30mA can be. But doing the sums
it just doesn't add up.
I measure my resistance to ground with a multimeter and it reads
anywhere from 2M ohms and up depending on shoes, floor covering etc.
Using V=IR on 2M and 240v gives a current of 0.1mA. Is that enough to
kill you?