Timeline for Why am I not dead after repeatedly touching a high-voltage source?
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| Jun 8, 2018 at 7:25 | comment | added | Dirk Bruere | @Marki555 No idea, but medical defilrillators can run into the hundreds of joules. Again, duration is the key | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 0:44 | comment | added | WhatRoughBeast | @Marki555 - Energy is not normally a consideration. For instance, back in the 60s there was a case of a patient in a hospital with a wall-powered pacemaker. Unfortunately, the unit was not properly isolated, and when the patient touched the (grounded) bed frame, the (estimated) 47 uA which was applied directly to his heart did the job. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 at 20:25 | comment | added | Marki555 | What energy (in Joules) would be enough to cause any damage to heart / death? | |
| Jun 7, 2018 at 15:04 | history | answered | Dirk Bruere | CC BY-SA 4.0 |