"James Horn" wrote in message
...
: Roger Gt wrote:
:
: 60 amps though "Human flesh" will cook it well done! 15mA
through
: the vital organs will kill! As little as 30 microamps will
cause
: a severe muscle reaction and not even the sturdiest will be
able
: to resist movement if the current reaches 2 mA.
:
:
: Generally true, Roger, but *time* is as important a variable as
well. To
: cook anything well done takes substantial energy and that's a
function of
: current, voltage and time. The point of the story was that the
effect was
: immediate, the current flow brief, and the surface was still
burned.
:
: I don't volunteer to try recreating the experiment though!
:
: Jim Horn, WB9SYN/6
:


I wasn't trying to paint a picture, that was the story tellers
job, I only volunteered a little information. However, I do
doubt that he got 60 amperes through his buttocks! The current
would have caused the required impulse to part with the voltage
rather early on. (:)

I actually worked in a place where they were testing nerve
stimulus devices which allowed for diagnosing whether there was
damage in some particular part of the body. As a final test they
had the technicians put needles into their arms to take a sample
reading. I passed on that one. Those poor guys ever got stopped
by the police they would have a hard time explaining the tracks.