Re: George
Re: George
Gmack said:
George, at 7200v your man would have "blown apart"
Not true. I was watching an "Incredibly Dumb Acts Caught on Tape" (or some such nonsense) a while back, and witnessed a Mexican utility worker come into contact with primary lines. He was knocked out from the shock, concussed from the fall to the ground, but he survived. It was rather unglamourous, really. He simply went rigid, and then fell from the second floor, limp as a noodle. Granted, the high voltage allowed enough current to pass through his body to cook his hands like a hot dog, but he's still intact, nonetheless.
Can you or could you come up with anything more stupid and unsafe.
How about telling apprentices that 120V is safer to touch than higher voltage circuits?
I can do this for days; check out
this link:
On the other hand, voltages above approximately 500 V have a natural defibrillating effect, so sometimes a higher voltage can be safer than a lower voltage, though by no means safe.
Another nice quote from the link:
It has also been noted that accidental contact with high voltage power lines has not always been fatal because sometimes the victim is thrown clear of the power line by the intensity of the arc that is created and has survived, although with extremely severe injuries.
Heckle all you want, I'm right, and I'll probably live longer than you. :lol:
