Say, I touch 10 electroscopes, building up electrostatic energy without my feet touching the ground. When I touch someone's neck, he gets an electric shock. Why is that ?
And how much static electric do I need to kill a person or cause harm to myself or him ?
What is the maximum number of electroscopes I can touch before causing serious harm to someone ?
2006-10-30 07:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by dantelivuk 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
You can not accumulate sufficient charge from any ordinary home process to be dangerous. Furthermore, a large charge would bleed off rapidly, probably before you could get close enough to a ground to discharge it. However, a laboratory-size van de Graaff generator would be dangerous, and you don't want to be outdoors in a thunderstorm.
2006-10-30 07:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electricians eng. Manuel gives this. Below 100 ma. it is safe,if are not on drugs. The police tazor only uses 4 ma. but people on drugs have died. The normal danger zone is from 100 to 200 ma. anything in this category will cause the heart to flutter and not pump. above 200 ma. u will get burns. Can be very dangerous.
2006-10-30 16:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Static electricity can definitely kill ... It's called lightning.
2006-10-30 15:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-30 15:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋