Re: Is it possible to die from a battery ?

Keith Williams wrote:
> In article <42f3c43d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> Skybuck Flying wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> This link is to how voltage and stuff works.
>>>
>>> http://www.doctronics.co.uk/circuits.htm
>>>
>>> It mentions batteries etc...
>>>
>>> It also mentions if a thick wire was connected with both ends of
>>> the battery a high/strong current would happen.
>>>
>>> I once heard or read that per year 15 people die because they stick
>>> their tong to a battery.
>>>
>>> Is this possible ? Is it possible to die from a battery like this ?
>>>
>>> Bye,
>>> Skybuck.
>>>
>>>
>> A friend put his tounge on what he believed to a be a 9V battery,
>> but it was in fact a 90V one. (I forget what they were used for). He
>> surviced OK.
>
> But "he" has a lisp now, eh?
>
>> I doubt very very much you could be killed by the current from the
>> battery directly, but as others have said, shock can kill - a balloon
>> bursting can causes someone to have a heart attack.
>
> It only takes a few milliamps to kill. Even a wimpy battery can
> deliver many times that.

I reckon even a low current of say, 10ua could kill if left on long
enough, like days. It would upset the chemical system of the body.
Things going where they shouldnt go etc.

Kevin Aylward
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