2007-03-29 07:49:48 · 7 answers · asked by Jacqui H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The muscles contract.
If the current is high enough the water vaporizes, and you cook from the inside.
If you can get a path that flows across the heart, you could die.
2007-03-29 07:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by uisignorant 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
High voltage and low amp electricity, such as static electricity, flows through the skin but not through the body. That's why getting shocked from a static charge can't kill you.
High amp electricity however disrupts the electric signal to your heart and can stop it. defibrillator work the same way, but they start the heart back up. It can also block muscle control. That's why when people get electrocuted, they can't pull away from the electrical source. It also causes deep burns in your body.
2007-03-29 07:56:22 · answer #2 · answered by jmp478 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Current passes through your blood, which makes you get a shock. The higher the voltage, the stronger the shocking strength becomes.
2007-03-29 07:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by Frank S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the charge overpowers the bodies normal electrical current causeing all sorts of chaos. you body runs on chemical ions changing the charge in and around your cells causing things to change shape or change excretions.
2007-03-29 07:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It disrupts the body's own electrochemical signals causing
involuntary muscle spasms. and if its strong enough it will cause your heart to stop and cook you from the inside out.
2007-03-29 07:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by mark_grvr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body gets electrocuted and we die, if the intensity is high that is!
2007-03-29 07:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by Eternity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that depends. if it is high voltage and very small current, then your hair stands up. if it is high current, you fry.
2007-03-29 07:55:26 · answer #7 · answered by billnrhonda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋