How do you survive 70,000 volts of electricity?

Answer 1

stay away from it

Answer 2

If two plates are separated by a distance of 1 cm, and if one plate is having a potential of 30, 000 volt, then the air between them breaks down and a heavy discharge occurs between the plates.

It is always dangerous to experiment with high voltage without fully knowing the properties of electricity.

If there is a line having 70,000 volt, and if there is some other line which is earth connected nearby, there may not be any discharge as long as the air is of sufficient thickness.

But mere our presence in between the two lines may change the dielectric property of the medium to make discharge through our body, even if we don’t touch either of the lines.

I agree that voltage does not kill; only current kills”.

But remember voltage causes current.

Let us not play now with electicity.

Answer 3

The obvious answer is not to come in contact with the 70,000 volts. If you do come in contact with it, it's not the 70,000 volts that will kill you, it's the amount of current that passes through your body (namely, your heart) that will kill you. If you could come in contact with 70,000 volts and have a near infinite body resistance, you would receive little or no shock at all. This is why birds can sit on a power line and not get hurt. There's no current path to ground or another phase. I'm going from memory on the following numbers, but I believe it takes about 50 mA to send your heart into fibrilation, and about 500 mA to stop your heart completely. Using Ohm's Law (I=E/R, Current=Voltage/Resistance) and the above numbers, coming in contact with the 70KV and having a current path through your body of less than 1,400,000 Ohms could be lethal. A simple static charge by rubbing your feet on the carpet can create a potential of thousands of volts, but that charge doesn't normally have the ampacity to kill.

Answer 4

It's not the potential (voltage) that does harm; it's the current (amps). If there is a large potential but low current, it's survivable. However, touching both ends of a 12-volt car battery will do nasty stuff on your nervous system. However, these are totally different systems.

Answer 5

rubbing your feet on the carpet and touching your snotty little brother's ear can be a static discharge as high as 35,000 volts. i have worked some with helicopters in powerline maintenance industry and they will hook up to high voltage transmission line. it is all a matter of slowly building up static voltage of the helicopter while it is not grounded. it will reach the same potential as the lines, so no electrostatic discharge

Answer 6

If it was low amperage, it would be very easy..Static electricity can be has high a 120,000 volt's, but very little amperage.

Answer 7

It's easy as long the current is extremely small, it travels through non-essential parts of your body such as your feet, or you are the luckiest person alive.

Answer 8

Wear an asbestos suit and strap yourself to a lightning rod.

Answer 9

if it has less than .06 miliamps you can survive it but it will hurt like hell
(i aint sure if it is .6 or .06)

Answer 10

when the voltage is high enough, the electricity literally passes over you and you won't be harmed at all.

Answer 11

depends on the amount of current.
small current minimal dammage...considering 1A is very big.
high current big damage