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One Amp of current is approximately 6,240,000,000,000,000,000 electrons per second.

You learn something every day.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26574

Red Squirrel wrote: One Amp of current is approximately 6,240,000,000,000,000,000 electrons per second.

. . . and what is it exactly that these electrons doing?

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26584

Moving along the wires and "switching partners" with other attoms. Electricity is a real dirty sex story.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26586

You know for some reason I had never thought of electricity in those terms before.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26591

A new way to look at things.

That's why 1 amp can kill you, it's screamng aids.



Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26592

0-50 milliamps hurts
51-100 milliamps hurts like heck
101-500 milliamps will send ya to the hospital
501+ milliamps will send ya 6 feet under

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26662

Yep like they say. Voltage plays somewhat a role in pain as well, but amps are what kill you in most cases. Well unless it's like 1,000,000 volts then chances are you're fried. Static electricity is a different story though. 1,000,000 volts is actually a typical shock where you see a blue spark. (or is it higher?)

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26664

Even with 1 million volts it is still the current that kills you. Remember that voltage equals current multipled by resistance so assuming that resistance (your body) remains constant pushing up the voltage also pushes up the current.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3280, old post ID:26677

it is for evey 10,000 volts electrocty jumps like 1 cm (.33 inches)

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