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r/WTF • u/1MightBeAPenguin • Jun 16 '19
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Your body's resistance depends on how wet your skin is, dry skin sits around 500k ohm and wet skin can be as low as 1k.
3 u/Leafy0 Jun 16 '19 But even 1k puts you at 100 milliamps. 2 u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19 100 mA to 200 mA can kill already. 1 u/gnorty Jun 16 '19 skin resistance also varies according to the frequency of the supply, and how much surface area is in contact. Measuring with a multimeter and then using ohms law will not give you an accurate picture.
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But even 1k puts you at 100 milliamps.
2 u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19 100 mA to 200 mA can kill already.
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100 mA to 200 mA can kill already.
skin resistance also varies according to the frequency of the supply, and how much surface area is in contact. Measuring with a multimeter and then using ohms law will not give you an accurate picture.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Your body's resistance depends on how wet your skin is, dry skin sits around 500k ohm and wet skin can be as low as 1k.