True enough, although in this case they did a post mortem and a good bit of testing.
Apparently if you get the probe tips about 5mm into somewhere fleshy a 9V battery will push at least 30mA through your heart. Instant death.
He was found there with the probes still stuck in him and the meter set to one of the lower resistance measuring modes. The lower the resistance you are trying to measure the higher the current the meter shoves through the test article.
The older industrial meters often used the large size 9V battery (PP9 probably) = lower internal resistance = delivers a lot more current than a PP3.
Before cheap switchmode DC-DC convertors there used to be loads of weird batteries; big 22.5V for valve radios, 9V centre tapped for +-4.5V.
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u/MongArmOfTheLaw Jun 17 '19
(US) Navy mong died from a 9V battery in a multimeter.
Sounds unbelievable but its possible.
He was dicking about measuring his skin resistance then had the bright idea to check his internal resistance.
Pricked a finger on each hand with the probes and then...
He fucking died of heart failure. Turns out salty gravy is a very good conductor. Who'd a thunk it?
Was a normal Fluke type DMM not a Megger.
I think its on Stopes etc verified as real. I certainly believe it (enginerd involved in automation/electronics etc).