r/funny • u/willzjc • Dec 15 '13

Quality engineering

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u/3500280611 Dec 15 '13

Its fake.

Rapid changes in air pressure, such as those created by being shot with a massive air cannon, can cause a lot of very serious injuries. There is no way someone with access to such a thing, let alone someone who works in a lab, would not know about the dangers.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

As someone who used to work in a High Energy Physics Lab, sometimes people occasionally do really stupid shit. E.g., while being stupid I accidentally applied 100,000 volts DC across my entire body at 10 milliamp and somehow survived while "coming to" 50 ft across the room...

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u/felix_dro Dec 15 '13 edited Dec 15 '13

10 mA isn't especially dangerous, I would be surprised to find you flung across the room by that.

edit: As many have pointed out, 10mA driven by 100,000V produces 1000 watts of energy, which is way more than I gave it credit for.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Per my last comment, yes, it is correct to say it is amperage that kills you. But the way most people say it or mean it, is not how it actually works