2006-08-09 18:47:28 · 8 answers · asked by kerobero_chan 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
No. If you did, you already would be experiencing the heart attack. The shock would immediately seize your heart.
Let me explain. Electricity follows the least path of resistance. If you accidently touched a grounded object with your left hand while touching a live wire with your right hand, the electricity would flow through your arms into your chest cavity, and it would only take 1 amp to kill you. 1 amp however is a measure of current flow. I don't know the resistance of a human body, but it probably would take more than a couple volts to give you a heart attack. Wall outlet voltage is enough to kill you. Other than that you could get severe burns if the electicity flowed from one finger to another, which is probably what happened. If you touched a capacitor, the voltage might be enough to throw you across the room and kill you. At any rate you would feel the effects right away. If you didn't feel much pain, or the pain did not stay after the initial shock, then nothing happened unless you had a pace maker in your heart, then that's a different story.
All electricity should be respected, so don't try any experments.
2006-08-09 18:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by The Bible (gives Hope) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. I worked in a photo lab and know oh so well that shock. It drilled more than one hole in my fingers. I am also a Field Service Tech and know a bit about the electronics inside the camera. High Voltage is high and the amperage is very very low. It will not harm you. It just shocks you (mentally), scares the living be Jezuz out of you. And hurts like a mo fo for a few minutes. Oh and it makes a loud crack too.
2006-08-09 18:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by tri_valley_bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the camera flash is not strong enough. I got zapped working on a transformer. The device that change the power from the level on the pole to the level in your house and it knocked me off a lift and down to the floor and my heart was fine.
2006-08-09 18:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by College Student 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. shocks only cause those rightaway. you would have already had it. also, unless you have some sort of gigantic camera then no way it should be strng enough for that. not even close. maybe it might hurt.
2006-08-09 18:56:11 · answer #4 · answered by spiffo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unless u got a real scared
2006-08-09 18:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by tracklock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no this won't harm you and if was going to you would have had symptoms by now. plus there isn't enough current to harm you
2006-08-09 18:54:39 · answer #6 · answered by poobear Libertarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're okay NOW, aren't you? I'm sure it will stay that way. HOWEVER, I do think that a few braincells might've been fried...
2006-08-09 18:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by Jesi G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. not enough electricity to worry about.
2006-08-09 18:52:54 · answer #8 · answered by canary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋