2007-03-10 07:30:15 · 14 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
As long as it doesn't go through your heart or brain, however, it can still burn the flesh right off your bones. Also, 100000 amps wont kill you with a VERY small amount of voltage even if it does go through your heart, neither will 1000000 volts kill you with a VERY small amount of amperage.
2007-03-10 07:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Doyle 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people die with just a split second of any typeof electric shock. Some people last for minutes. It mainly depends on 'amps', NOT the voltage, although voltage is not unimportant.
110 volts is rarely fatal. 240 volts is more commonly fatal (but not guaranteed). 440 volts (3 phase) is almost certainly fatal.
The voltage in an electric chair (normally about 50,000 volts)is 99.999999% fatal if only because they keep the current on for up to TWENTY minutes....but some survive!!
Lightning strikes are normally fatal but some people survive them.
It all depends on the individual, the resistance to the shock (ie., is the victim wearing rubber soles or is he standing bare foot in water?), the type of power, the ampage, the voltage.etc., etc.
Difficult to answer 100%
2007-03-10 07:50:45 · answer #2 · answered by JohnH(UK) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the amount of current that actually passes through the body. If the body resistance is high, due to being insulated from earth by surroundings or footwear, not touching water pipes etc. you might get away with it. Also factors such as heart condition and age could have an effect.
2007-03-10 07:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone's saying "It's the amps"... amps are part of power (W = VI). That said, it's possible. It could be a low amperage and a high voltage. Also, higher current only increases the risk of death (I recall a poster on this, that showed the % risk increase with the amps, rather than a certain cut-off point).
2007-03-10 07:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by kirun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got a wicked shock from a 220 volt clothes dryer.i couldnt even see straight for 5 minits.i was barefoot and holding a metal tool,so i got the full affect.i had to sit down and steady my heart rate,i thought i was having a heart attack.good times.
2007-03-10 07:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by Robert R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the person is not succumbed to death due to panic and shock. Also, it must not last for more than a few seconds. Please do not experiment this, especially on some one else.
2007-03-10 07:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by irf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah unless it passes through the heart. Then about a quarter amp can kill ya.
2007-03-10 07:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, under the right conditions.
2007-03-10 07:35:16 · answer #8 · answered by Dan821 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is the amperage in the shock that could kill.
2007-03-10 07:33:47 · answer #9 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,it can.depends upon current is ac /dc and the overall situation
2007-03-10 07:51:05 · answer #10 · answered by s.s.khatri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋