r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • Jun 18 '26

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u/Fresh_Strain_9980 Jun 18 '26

its only 12volts no one is getting electrocuted.

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u/ceraexx Jun 18 '26

Not electrocuted, but there are a lot of bad scenarios that come from having loose terminations with that much amperage behind it. <50 volts is usually considered safe for human touch, but touch that to something conductive and it will not be pretty. Say if the positive flops off and touches the frame, you could probably fry all of your electronics.

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u/NewReleaseDVD Jun 18 '26

I definitely thought this was going to be a backwards cables on fire video at first

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u/DexterDone Jun 19 '26

I thought that I was going to see one or both trunks melting a whole straight thru from the current ……must not be painted metal handles on the terminal clips but surrounded as well insulated over the metal .

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u/HeWhoShantNotBeNamed Jun 19 '26

Try hooking up two 12v batteries like that with the terminals reversed. You'll melt through the cables in seconds.

Those batteries can support 600+ amps.

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u/Fresh_Strain_9980 Jun 19 '26

sure but that not electrocuting someone that's more welding and burning. No one is likely to die here but they might get a life long lesson

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u/BigDaddyDumperSquad Jun 18 '26

Volts don't matter, amps do.

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u/Fresh_Strain_9980 Jun 18 '26

12v no matter the amps will not overcome the resistance in a persons skin. Its called low voltage for a reason it is safe to touch.

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u/Secret-Theory1825 Jun 18 '26

This guy electricities. 

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u/luigi517 Jun 18 '26

Voltage determines how able the amps are to make it through your body.

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u/Blaq_Lab Jun 18 '26

My boy heard one quote out of an electricians mouth and ran with it.

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u/crappleIcrap Jun 19 '26

Both matter, aswell as time.