[TML] Ingenious Chemistry, was Re: NY Reload

[Tom B]

>
> > I'm pretty sure 12 kV DC or AC at say 50 Hz will kill you stone, smokin'
> dead.
>
> Depends on the current. At 50 mA it'd hurt like blazes but not do a
> lot of damage.
>
> Then again, *9* volts at 50 mA will get your attention (TENS units,
> used both for controlling certain types of pain and for kinky
> purposes won't *go* higher that 80 mA. And most folks want no part of
> even the 50 mA)
>

As I recall, from a few years back in college (electronics), 100mA - 200mA @
60 Hz is pretty dangerous if it can trace a path through the heart. It tends
to cause irregularities (fibrilations?) and can be quite deadly.